Chronic Illness Beliefs and the Role of Social Networks among Chinese, Indian, and Angloceltic Canadians
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Vol. 25 (4) , 452-465
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022194254002
Abstract
Members of three cultural groups (Indian, Chinese, and Angloceltic Canadians) in the greater Kingston area (total N= 182) completed a questionnaire concerning their illness beliefs and treatment intents for long-term illness (i.e., of more than one month duration).Items were grouped into scales on the basis of their affinity with either a biomedical, a psychosocial, or a phenomenological conception of long-term illness. Results indicated the existence of three culturally specific patterns of belief, and support was found for theories linking a person's illness beliefs to the treatment sought.Keywords
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