Religiosity, social support, and sense of coherence as psychosocial resources for caregiving spouses of terminally ill cancer patients.
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Title
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Religiosity, social support, and sense of coherence as psychosocial resources for caregiving spouses of terminally ill cancer patients.
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Identifier
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AAI3047255
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identifier
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3047255
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Creator
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Pretter, Sheindy.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Suzanne C. Ouellette
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Date
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2002
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social | Gerontology | Sociology, Individual and Family Studies | Health Sciences, Oncology
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Abstract
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This study examined 122 caregiving spouses (mean age = 63.7 years, SD = 7.4) of terminally ill cancer patients. It looked at whether and to what extent religiosity, social support, and sense of coherence were psychosocial resources for study participants as they faced impending widowhood. Participants reported high levels of depression. The relationships among the study variables were different for men and women. For women, higher levels of intrinsic religiosity and, marginally, of emotional social support engendered a greater sense of coherence, which, in turn, predicted less depression. For men as well, a higher level of intrinsic religiosity predicted higher coherence, in turn predicting less depression; however, in addition, higher levels of social support directly predicted increased depression. Results underscore the different ways in which men and women experience this life crisis.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
