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The effect of religious coping on caregiving appraisals of mothers of adults with developmental disabilities
Author(s)	Helen B Miltiades, Rachel Pruchno
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 42, no 1, February 2002
Pages	pp 82-91
Keywords	White people ; Black people ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Adjustment ; Mother ; Parents as carers ; Children [offspring] ; Mental disorder ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	71 Black and 71 White American women aged 50+ were matched on demographic characteristics to control for the association between race and socioeconomic status. Structural equation analysis was used to examine the relationship between race, religious coping and caregiving appraisals. Black women were more likely to use religious coping, which was associated associated with higher levels of caregiving satisfaction, but not with burden. Blacks experienced higher levels of caregiving satisfaction, but also experienced higher levels of caregiving burden due to their poor health. The needs of Blacks should be considered when developing "best practices" in service provision. Culturally sensitive outreach approaches should not ignore the importance of faith and faith-based organisations in the lives of Blacks. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020806205 A
Classmark	TKA: TKE: EX: DR: SRM: P6:SR: SS: E: 48: 7T
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