Religion, Culture and Meaning-Making Coping: A Study Among Cancer Patients in Malaysia

The present study aimed to explore the use of meaning-making coping mechanisms (existential, spiritual and religious coping) among ethnic Malay cancer patients in Malaysia and to investigate the impact of culture on their choice of coping methods. Twenty-nine participants with various kinds of cance...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of religion and health 2019-12, Vol.58 (6), p.1909-1924
Hauptverfasser: Ahmadi, Fereshteh, Hussin, Nur Atikah Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohd Taufik
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present study aimed to explore the use of meaning-making coping mechanisms (existential, spiritual and religious coping) among ethnic Malay cancer patients in Malaysia and to investigate the impact of culture on their choice of coping methods. Twenty-nine participants with various kinds of cancer were interviewed. Four kinds of coping resources emerged from analyses of the interview transcripts: (1) relying on transcendent power, (2) supernatural or mystical beliefs, (3) finding oneself in relationships with others and (4) nature. In this article, the two first resources are in focus. The present findings suggest that Malay culture, which is imbued with Islamic belief, strongly influences cancer patients' coping methods and ways of looking at their experience of being cancer patients.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-018-0636-9