Life Satisfaction in Chronic Pain Patients: The Stress-Buffering Role of the Centrality of Religion

    Authors

    J. Dezutter; L. A. Robertson; K. Luyckx;D. Hutsebaut

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Sci. Stud. Relig.

    Keywords

    QUALITY-OF-LIFE; CHRONIC ILLNESS; HEALTH; COHERENCE; SENSE; SPIRITUALITY; ADJUSTMENT; ACCEPTANCE; ARTHRITIS; SAMPLE; Sociology; Religion

    Abstract

    Chronic pain (CP) is a stressful condition that severely impacts individuals' lives. Researchers have begun to explore the role of religion for CP patients, but the literature is scarce, especially for West European populations. Drawing from the transactional theory of stress, this study examined the associations between the religious meaning system and the life satisfaction for a group of CP patients who were members of a Flemish patients' association. To take into account the religious landscape of West European countries, the centrality of one's religious meaning system, rather than religious content, was the focus. Results from the questionnaires completed by 207 patients suggest that the centrality of a meaning system is an important factor in the promotion of life satisfaction for this group, above and beyond the influence of several control variables. Furthermore, the centrality of the religious meaning system moderated or buffered the detrimental influence of pain severity on life satisfaction.

    Journal Title

    Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    Volume

    49

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    507

    Last Page

    516

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000281550800009

    ISSN

    0021-8294

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