Health psychology review
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Health psychology review · Jun 2016
Review Meta AnalysisSpiritual coping, psychosocial adjustment, and physical health in youth with chronic illness: a meta-analytic review.
The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the strength of the relationships between religious/spiritual coping strategies and psychosocial adjustment and physical health in youth with chronic illness. ⋯ The results reveal that spiritual coping is an important coping strategy for paediatric patients. Consistent with findings among adults with chronic illness, negative spiritual coping puts paediatric patients at risk for psychosocial maladjustment and poorer health. Intervention research is needed to determine if targeting spiritual coping improves health and psychosocial well-being.