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Peer reviewedDevlieger, Patrick; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1994
This study describes cultural similarities and differences in coping skills of persons with epilepsy, based on a survey of 27 individuals in Zimbabwe and 10 in midwestern United States. Coping strategies for the Zimbabwe group in childhood, education, and employment were tolerant of limits imposed on the person, whereas Americans' strategies…
Descriptors: Coping, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
