title: Utilization of religious coping strategies among African American women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
abstract: This observational study evaluated utilization of religious coping strategies among 95 African American women who were at increased risk for having a BRCA1/BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) mutation. Overall, women reported high levels of collaborative coping; however, women with fewer than 2 affected relatives (beta = -1.97, P = 0.04) and those who had a lower perceived risk of having a BRCA1/2 mutation (beta = -2.72, P = 0.01) reported significantly greater collaborative coping. These results suggest that African American women may be likely to use collaborative strategies to cope with cancer-related stressors. It may be important to discuss utilization of religious coping efforts during genetic counseling with African American women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Benita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weathers
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Stopfer
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Domchek
authors.forename: Chanita Hughes
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Halbert
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012067:Religion