The Role of Private Prayer in Psychological Recovery Among Midlife and Aged Patients Following Cardiac Surgery

Ai, Amy L.; Dunkle, Ruth E.; Peterson, Christopher; Bolling, Steven F.

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“…Despite a considerable amount of research on religious coping among White Americans (Ai et al, 1998(Ai et al, , 2000Koenig, 1999;Koenig et al, 1997;Pargament, 1997), only a few studies systematically examine religious coping among African Americans (Ellison & Taylor, 1996, Jones et al, 2006Taylor et al, 2004: Chapter 4). This first analysis of religious coping among a national sample Black Caribbeans demonstrates that religious coping is important for this group as well.…”

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Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non‐Hispanic Whites

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This study examined demographic predictors of attitudes regarding religious coping (i.e., prayer during stressful times and look to God for support, strength and guidance) within a national sample of African American, Caribbean Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites (National Survey of American Life). The findings demonstrate significant Black-White differences in attitudes regarding religious coping with higher endorsements of religious coping among African Americans and Black Caribbeans (Caribbean Blacks). Comparisons of African Americans and Black Caribbeans revealed both similar and divergent patterns of demographic effects. For both African Americans and Black Caribbeans, women were more likely to utilize religious coping than men and married respondents were more likely than never married respondents to report utilizing prayer when dealing with a stressful situation. Further, for both groups, higher levels of education were associated with lower endorsements of the importance of prayer in dealing with stressful situations. Among African Americans only, Southerners were more likely than respondents who resided in other regions to endorse religious coping. Among Black Caribbeans, those who emigrated from Haiti were more likely than Jamaicans to utilize religious coping when dealing with a stressful episode.

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Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non‐Hispanic Whites

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Jackson

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Journal Community Psychology

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“…They reported that 96% of their sample used prayer to cope with their surgery, with 70% rating prayer as extremely helpful. Similarly, Ai, Dunkle, Peterson, and Bolling (1998) interviewed 151 cardiac patients, aged 50-80, admitted for their first coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. They found that most patients reported praying after surgery, and that those who prayed reported significantly fewer symptoms of depression and general distress one year after surgery.…”

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The many faces of religious coping in late life: Conceptualization, measurement, and links to well-being

Emery

Pargäment²

2004

Ageing Int.

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Most older adults report using religion as a resource in coping with the many challenges of late life. Until recently, our understanding of religion in coping was limited by studies utilizing unidimensional measures of religion, which did little to explain the power that religion seems to have for so many people. More recently, multiple facets of religious coping have been explored, along with the implications of their use for many populations, including older adults. In this paper, we examine approaches to conceptualization and measurement of religious coping as they relate to the challenges of late life. We consider some of the social, situational, and personal factors that shape the character of religious coping. We also review the literature on links between forms of religious coping and measures of health and well-being for older adults. Finally, we review recent efforts to incorporate religion and spirituality into psychological interventions, and discuss implications of religious factors in late life for a variety of professionals in gerontology.Whether they follow a life-long pattern of religiousness or move toward religion in late life, the large majority of older adults incorporate religion and/ or spirituality into their coping repertoire (Koenig, 1990). Perhaps this should not be altogether surprising, for many of the unique challenges of late life lend themselves to religious coping. And, although some religious coping strategies lead to poorer outcomes, most older adults find strength and solace in religion (Koenig, 1990). In this paper, we explore religious coping as a resource for the elderly. We examine the ways religious coping is conceptualized and measured and, in the process, challenge stereotypes of religion as a unidimensional phenomena. We briefly consider some of the social, situational, and personal factors that shape religious coping, and present studies that demonstrate links between religious coping and health and well-being in later life.

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“…Such factors appear to operate as resources in relation to stroke (Colantonio, Kasl, & Ostfeld, 1992), hypertension (Levin & Vanderpool, 1989), heart disease (Watson, 1991), and cancer (Dwyer, Clarke, & Miller, 1990;Heim, Augustiny, Schaffner, & Valach, 1993;Krause, 1993;Meyer, Altmeier, & Burns, 1992). For example, in a study by Ai, Dunkle, Peterson and Bolling (1998), 76% of cardiac patients reported that religion was pretty or very important in their lives. Specific coping techniques used by these patients included private prayer (67.5%), service attendance (54%), participation in church activities (52%), having faith in God (73%), and praying for guidance following surgery (68%).…”

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Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness

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Grant

2005

Pastoral Psychol

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Although Dull and Skokan (1995) proposed a cognitive model of the effect of religion on health, they neglected to clearly identify the multi-dimensional nature of religion as a cognitive schema. The present paper identifies various aspects of spiritual disposition (defined as personality and beliefs) that can play a role in an individual's adaptation to illness. Specifically, this paper reviews the factors of religious doctrine and affiliation, spiritual beliefs, religious orientation, God locus of control, faith and hope as aspects of a spiritual disposition and explores how they can function as resources and/or negative factors in the process of adjustment to illness. Implications for clinical health care (e.g., pastoral counsellors) are drawn from this review.

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The Role of Private Prayer in Psychological Recovery Among Midlife and Aged Patients Following Cardiac Surgery

Cited by 160 publications

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Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non‐Hispanic Whites

Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non‐Hispanic Whites

The many faces of religious coping in late life: Conceptualization, measurement, and links to well-being

Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness

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