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Interpreting suffering from illness: The role of culture and repressive suffering construal

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  • Yang, Qian
  • Liu, Shi
  • Sullivan, Daniel
  • Pan, Shengdong

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Mental and physical illnesses are among the most prominent forms of suffering. Cultural worldviews provide tools for making sense of and coping with suffering. In this research, we examine how culture influences both experts’ and laypeople’s interpretation of suffering from illness.

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  • Yang, Qian & Liu, Shi & Sullivan, Daniel & Pan, Shengdong, 2016. "Interpreting suffering from illness: The role of culture and repressive suffering construal," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 67-74.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:160:y:2016:i:c:p:67-74
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.022
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