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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psycho-Oncology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1558236
This article is part of the Research Topic Spirituality and Religion: Implications for Mental Health View all 33 articles

Age Modulates, Religious Coping Mediates: The Role of Attitude to Self in Cancer Patients' Quality of Life

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Maria Chidi Christiana Onyedibe Maria Chidi Christiana Onyedibe 1*Runcie C.W. Chidebe Runcie C.W. Chidebe 2Barbara L Andersen Barbara L Andersen 3Uzoamaka F. Ugwoke Uzoamaka F. Ugwoke 4Lawrence Ejike Ugwu Lawrence Ejike Ugwu 5
  • 1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria
  • 2 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States
  • 3 Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Lima, Lima, Ohio, United States
  • 4 Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • 5 Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa

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    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.

    Keywords: age, attitude towards self, Cancer, health-related quality of life, Religious coping

    Received: 09 Jan 2025; Accepted: 24 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Onyedibe, Chidebe, Andersen, Ugwoke and Ugwu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Maria Chidi Christiana Onyedibe, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria

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