Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité Trauma Psychologique Religieux

Age modulates, religious coping mediates: the role of attitude to self in cancer patients' quality of life.

Onyedibe MC, Chidebe RCW, Andersen BL, Ugwoke UF, Ugwu LE

Front Psychol . 2025;16 :1558236

📅 01/01/2025 PMID : 40012942 DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1558236

Résumé

BACKGROUND: Cancer significantly impacts psychological well-being and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This is particularly evident in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where healthcare disparities exacerbate distress. Cognitive vulnerabilities, including negative generalization, self-criticism, and high standards, may influence HRQoL through their effects on coping mechanisms. Religious coping, shaped by cultural norms in LMICs, may mediate these relationships, with age as a potential moderator.OBJECTIVE: This study examines how attitudes toward self (ATS), religious coping, and age influence HRQoL among cancer patients in an LMIC context.METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 565 cancer patients in a University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Nigeria completed a standardized and validated self-report measures of ATS, HRQoL, and religious coping. Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted using SPSS (Version 29) and SmartPLS (Version 4).RESULTS: Negative generalization (β = -0.25,  