The Relationship Between Religious Coping Style and Anxiety over Breast Cancer in African American Women |
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| Authors: | Janice Bowie Barbara Curbow Thomas Laveist Sheila Fitzgerald Kenneth Pargament |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA;(2) Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA;(3) Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this study, we investigated the relationship between religious coping style and anxiety related to breast cancer and the use of mammography in a sample of African American women. We also assessed the relationship of breast cancer anxiety to related variables such as church affiliation and attendance, church teachings on health, and acceptance of those teachings. |
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| Keywords: | anxiety religiosity spirituality early detection minority breast cancer mammography screening early detection |
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