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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 4/2021

Open Access 01-08-2021 | Original Paper

The Religious Meaning System and Resilience in Spouse Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Moderated Mediation Model of Hope and Affect

Authors: Dariusz Krok, Beata Zarzycka, Ewa Telka

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2021

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Abstract

The character of the relationship between religiosity and resilience depends to a large extent on mediation and moderation mechanisms which rely on cognitive and emotional processes. Research conducted within hope theory and the broaden and build theory indicates that hope and affect can mediate and moderate this relationship. The present study explored whether the relationship of the religious meaning system with resilience in spouse caregivers of cancer patients can be mediated by hope and simultaneously moderated by positive and negative affect. A total of 241 spouse caregivers completed a set of questionnaires. The results revealed that hope mediated the relationship between the religious meaning system and resilience. Furthermore, positive affect but not negative affect moderated the indirect effect of the religious meaning system to resilience through hope.
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Metadata
Title
The Religious Meaning System and Resilience in Spouse Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Moderated Mediation Model of Hope and Affect
Authors
Dariusz Krok
Beata Zarzycka
Ewa Telka
Publication date
01-08-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01278-7

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