Use of religious coping in Mexican parents of children with intellectual disability

In this article, we discussed the use of religious coping by Mexican parents of children with intellectual disability (ID) to draw attention to the importance of religion and spirituality.Many studies have been published about the use of religious coping by parents of children with ID in many societies including the United States.However, there are limited studies among Mexican parents of children with ID, almost exclusively among Mexican Americans.Religion plays a central role for Latins including Mexican persons.In fact, most Latins believe in some form of Christianity, pray daily, and have religious objects prominently displayed in their homes.Religious faith is an important source of solace and strength for Mexican American families leading parents to take both secular and spiritual actions on behalf of their chronically ill child and their family.The studies revealed that religious coping has been frequently used by parents of children with ID in many cultures around the world, including Mexican American parents because religion and spirituality are important in the lives of most parents.We think that comprehensive studies should be conducted on the religious coping styles of parents of children with ID living in Mexico to fill the gap in the literature.