Do Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases Believe in Guardian Angels: Even in a Secular Society? A Cross-Sectional Study Among German Patients with Chronic Diseases
We intended to analyze whether patients with chronic diseases believe in guardian angels (GdA) as a coping resource. In a cross-sectional survey, we analyzed data from 576 German patients with chronic diseases (mean age 51.3 ± 15.4 years). We found that 56 % of the patients often or even regularly b...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2015]
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Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2015, Band: 54, Heft: 1, Seiten: 76-86 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Spirituality
B Chronic diseases B Coping B Guardian Angel B Hope |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We intended to analyze whether patients with chronic diseases believe in guardian angels (GdA) as a coping resource. In a cross-sectional survey, we analyzed data from 576 German patients with chronic diseases (mean age 51.3 ± 15.4 years). We found that 56 % of the patients often or even regularly believed in GdA, with significantly more women than men believing. Particularly interesting was the fact that 38 % of patients who were identified as neither religious nor spiritual (R-S-) believed in GdAs. This belief may indicate that patients are interested in bridging the gap between the concrete struggle to manage illness and non-rational/transcendent realms. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9735-9 |