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The many faces of religious coping in late life
— conceptualization, measurement and links to well-being | | Author(s) | Erin E Emery, Kenneth I Pargament |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 29, no 1, Winter 2004 |
| Pages | pp 3-27 |
| Source | http://www.transactionpub.com |
| Keywords | Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Adjustment ; Measurement ; Well being. |
| Annotation | Many older people 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 using 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 people. In this paper, the authors examine approaches to conceptualisation and measurement of religious coping as they relate to the challenges of late life. They consider some of the social, situational and personal factors that shape the character of religious coping. They review the literature on links between forms of religious coping and measures of health and well-being for older people. Finally, they review recent efforts to incorporate religion and spirituality into psychological interventions, and discuss implications of religious factors in later life for a variety of professionals in gerontology. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041130207 A |
| Classmark | TR: EX: DR: 3R: D:F:5HH |
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