Title: Life Satisfaction in Chronic Pain Patients: The Stress-Buffering Role of the Centrality of Religion
Abstract: Journal for the Scientific Study of ReligionVolume 49, Issue 3 p. 507-516 Life Satisfaction in Chronic Pain Patients: The Stress-Buffering Role of the Centrality of Religion Jessie Dezutter, Jessie Dezutter Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this authorLinda A. Robertson, Linda A. Robertson Department of EducationUniversity of Central FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorKoen Luyckx, Koen Luyckx Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this authorDirk Hutsebaut, Dirk Hutsebaut Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this author Jessie Dezutter, Jessie Dezutter Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this authorLinda A. Robertson, Linda A. Robertson Department of EducationUniversity of Central FloridaSearch for more papers by this authorKoen Luyckx, Koen Luyckx Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this authorDirk Hutsebaut, Dirk Hutsebaut Department of PsychologyCatholic University of LeuvenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 September 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01525.xCitations: 33 Correspondence should be addressed to Jessie Dezutter, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102 bus 3715, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat 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. References Abraido-Lanza, Ana, Elizabeth Vasquez, and Sandra Echeverria. 2004. En las manos de Dios [in God's hands]: Religious and other forms of coping among Latinos with arthritis. 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