Religiosity and Anxiety Relationship in Mediation by Self-Acceptance in Patients with Chronic Disease

The number of cases of chronic disease is a problem in accepting the reality of their condition. Based on the results of previous studies many people with chronic diseases are prone to feel anxiety. This study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity and anxiety through self-acceptance as a mediator in people with chronic disease. With the research hypothesis: (1) there is a negative relationship between the level of religiosity with anxiety in patient with chronic disease, (2) there is a positive relationship between religiosity with self-acceptance in patient with chronic disease, (3) there is relation between religiosity and anxiety mediated by self-acceptance in people with chronic diseases. The results show that self-acceptance may mediate the relationship between religiosity and anxiety in people with chronic disease.