Religion, Culture and Meaning-Making Coping: A Study Among Cancer Patients in Malaysia

被引：37

作者：

Ahmadi, Fereshteh ^{[1
]}

Hussin, Nur Atikah Mohamed ^{[2
]}

Mohammad, Mohd Taufik ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Gavle, Fac Hlth & Occupat Studies, Dept Social Work & Psychol, S-80176 Gavle, Sweden

[2] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Social Sci, Social Work Sect, George Town 11800, Malaysia

来源：

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH | 2019年 / 58卷 / 06期

关键词：

Meaning-making coping; Malay cancer patients; RCOPE (religious coping methods); Spiritual-oriented coping; Existential coping methods; Culture and coping; BREAST-CANCER; SURVIVORS; EXPERIENCE; RESOURCES; QUALITY; ILLNESS; HEALTH; AGE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10943-018-0636-9

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The present study aimed to explore the use of meaning-making coping mechanisms (existential, spiritual and religious coping) among ethnic Malay cancer patients in Malaysia and to investigate the impact of culture on their choice of coping methods. Twenty-nine participants with various kinds of cancer were interviewed. Four kinds of coping resources emerged from analyses of the interview transcripts: (1) relying on transcendent power, (2) supernatural or mystical beliefs, (3) finding oneself in relationships with others and (4) nature. In this article, the two first resources are in focus. The present findings suggest that Malay culture, which is imbued with Islamic belief, strongly influences cancer patients' coping methods and ways of looking at their experience of being cancer patients.

引用

页码：1909 / 1924

页数：16

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