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"Letting go" - Relinquishing control of illness outcomes to God and quality of life

Meaning/peace as a mediating mechanism in religious coping with cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID4588780
AuthorsThomas V Merluzzi (0000-0001-9320-9548, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Natalia Salamanca-Balen (0000-0002-8937-3449, University of Notre Dame), Errol J Philip (0000-0002-1320-6708, University of Notre Dame), John M Salsman (0000-0003-2317-4006, Wake Forest University)
Year2023
Volume317
Pages115597
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115597
PMID36535230
OpenAlexW4312019344
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited51

Coping (psychology · Feeling · Mediation · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year2
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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