Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1995

Publication Title

Journal of Psychology and Christianity

Volume

14

Issue

1

Pages

50-57

Abstract

This study examines differences in the stability and consequences of religious coping among parents (N = 102) of chronically ill children. Analyses revealed that changes in religious patterns due to a child's illness were reflected in changes in other, non-religious coping resources. Specifically, parents whose pre-illness religious patterns were satisfactory did not alter their use of other coping resources, whereas parents who reported changes in their religious patterns also made changes in their use of familial financial and social support systems.

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© 1995 CAPS International Christian Association for Psychological Studies

Included with the kind written permission of the publisher.

Original Publication Citation

Rutledge, C. M., Levin, J. S., Larson, D. B., & Lyons, J. S. (1995). The importance of religion for parents coping with a chronically ill child. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 14(1), 50-57.

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