Date of Award
2001
Degree Name
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The relation of religious orientation, coping behaviors, and adjustment (i.e. depression, anger, anxiety, and life satisfaction) was assessed in 34 family caregivers of hospice patients in a veterans affairs hospice program. Intrinsic religious orientation was positively correlated with positive religious coping behaviors and life satisfaction; and negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, and inward hostility. Extrinsic religious orientation was positively correlated with negative and positive religious coping behaviors and an outward expression of anger. It was not correlated with higher levels of life satisfaction, depression, or anxiety. Positive religious coping predicted depression and inward hostility beyond non-religious coping. Study limitations and implications for mental health care providers are discussed.
Keywords
Caregivers, Patients Hospice care, Adjustment (Psychology), Psychology, Religious
Rights Statement
Copyright © 2001, author
Recommended Citation
Huhra, Rachel Leigh, "The relation of religious orientation, coping behaviors, and adjustment in family caregivers of hospice patients" (2001). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 3427.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/3427
