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Causal Attribution and Coping Maxims Differences between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Suffering from Back Pain in Switzerland

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  • Sarah Mantwill
  • Peter J Schulz

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Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the relationship between causal attributions and coping maxims in people suffering from back pain. Further, it aimed at identifying in how far causal attributions and related coping maxims would defer between immigrants and non-immigrants in Switzerland. Methods: Data for this study came from a larger survey study that was conducted among immigrant populations in the German- and Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Included in the analyses were native Swiss participants, as well as Albanian- and Serbian-speaking immigrants, who had indicated to have suffered from back pain within the last 12 months prior to the study. Data was analyzed for overall 495 participants. Items for causal attributions and coping maxims were subject to factor analyses. Cultural differences were assessed with ANOVA and regression analyses. Interaction terms were included to investigate whether the relationship between causal attributions and coping maxims would differ with cultural affiliation. Results: For both immigrant groups the physician’s influence on the course of their back pain was more important than for Swiss participants (p

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  • Sarah Mantwill & Peter J Schulz, 2016. "Causal Attribution and Coping Maxims Differences between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Suffering from Back Pain in Switzerland," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-14, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0161758
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161758
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