The mediation effect of response expectancies between religious coping and non-volitional responses in patients with breast cancer

Even though there are several studies showing a clear connection between religious coping and distress, only few of them illustrate models of mediation between religious coping and its psychological effects. In this paper we investigate the mediation effect that response expectancies have in the rel...

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Published in:Journal for the study of religions and ideologies 2014-12, Vol.13 (39), p.181
Main Authors: Bizo, Aurelian I, Opre, Adrian N, Rusu, Alina S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer patients
Cancer research
Coping (Psychology)
Psychological aspects
Psychological research
Psychology and religion
Religion
Religious aspects
Social services
Spirituality
Stress
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Summary:Even though there are several studies showing a clear connection between religious coping and distress, only few of them illustrate models of mediation between religious coping and its psychological effects. In this paper we investigate the mediation effect that response expectancies have in the relation between religious coping and non-volitional responses (distress, fatigue and weakness). The study was made on 38 females diagnosed with breast cancer and which were following a treatment with radiotherapy sessions. The results confirmed the presence of a mediation effect in the case of negative religious coping. When the mediator was present we registered significant indirect effects ranging from 37% to 47% of the Total effect that negative religious coping had on its outcomes. Our results suggested that religious coping could act like a placebo, the appearance of its effects being mediated by response expectancies. Due to its significant prediction effect upon non-volitional responses, we propose the introduction of the concept of religious response expectancies.
ISSN:1583-0039
1583-0039