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Religiousness and prostate cancer screening in African American men
Alexis D Abernethy1, Tina R Houston, Jeffrey P Bjorck
1Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA. aabernet@fuller.edu
Abstract:
This study was designed to examine the relationship between religiousness (organized, nonorganized, and intrinsic) and religious problem solving (collaborative, deferring, and self-directing) in prostate cancer screening (PCS) attitudes and behavior. Men (N = 481) of African descent between the ages of 40 and 70 participated. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that religiousness and self-directed problem solving were associated with PCS attitudes. Intrinsic religiousness was associated with PCS attitudes after controlling for health and organized religiousness. Religiousness was not associated with PCS behavior. Intrinsic religiousness may be an important dimension of religiousness to be considered in tailoring cancer interventions for individuals from faith-based communities.
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