Perceptions and causal attributions of Israeli women with breast cancer concerning their illness: the effects of ethnicity and religiosity.
The study analyzes the perceptions, causal attributions, and attitudes toward help of a group of 33 Jewish Israeli women with breast cancer. We find two distinct response patterns--that of the 'Western' patients (science-oriented, active) and that of the 'Oriental' ones (fatalistic, passive). Questions regarding the relationship of response patterns, cultural context and coping levels are discussed.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012803:Sick Role