RT Article
T1 Religion, Culture and Meaning-Making Coping: A Study Among Cancer Patients in Turkey
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 58
IS 4
SP 1115
OP 1124
A1 Ahmadi, Fereshteh 1958-
A1 Ahmadi, Nader 1959-
A1 Cetrez, Önver A. 1970-
A1 Erbil, Pelin
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1670204626
AB The present paper looks at the influence of culture on Turkish cancer patients' use of meaning-making coping, paying particular attention to religious, spiritual, and existential coping methods. Data were collected using an interview study (n = 25, 18 women, age range 20-71). Individuals were recruited at an oncology center and a psychiatry clinic in Istanbul. The main focus of the study has been on existential meaning-making coping, which is characterized by finding power inside oneself, altruism, family love, a search for meaning by contemplating philosophical issues, and having a positive life perspective (shukran—thankfulness). In contrast to findings from similar studies conducted in other countries (studies included in the same project), in Turkey religious belief directly determines the coping methods used, including the non-religious methods.
K1 Cancer
K1 Coping
K1 Culture
K1 Meaning-making coping
K1 Religion
K1 Turkey
DO 10.1007/s10943-018-0646-7