Religiosity and Coping: Racial Stigma and Psychological Well-Being among African American Girls

This study examined how having a relationship with God served as a protective factor between racial stigma beliefs and psychological well-being. A church sample of African American adolescent girls (N = 117, Mage= 15) completed measures on racial stigma, psychological well-being, and reports on havi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of religion and health
VerfasserInnen: Butler-Barnes, Sheretta T. (VerfasserIn) ; Copeland-Linder, Nikeea (VerfasserIn) ; Hope, Elan C. (VerfasserIn) ; Lawrence Scott, Marquisha (VerfasserIn) ; Martin, Pamela P. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2018]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2018, Band: 57, Heft: 5, Seiten: 1980-1995
weitere Schlagwörter:B African American girls
B Racial stigma beliefs
B Psychological well-being
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined how having a relationship with God served as a protective factor between racial stigma beliefs and psychological well-being. A church sample of African American adolescent girls (N = 117, Mage= 15) completed measures on racial stigma, psychological well-being, and reports on having a relationship with God. After controlling for adolescent age, family income, and church attendance, positive racial beliefs and having a relationship with God were associated with a healthier psychological well-being. Findings also revealed that having a relationship with God and internalizing healthier racial beliefs were associated with a healthier psychological well-being, whereas reporting higher levels of having a relationship with God served as a protective factor for African American girls when internalizing moderate levels of racial stigma. Overall, results suggest that having a relationship with God can serve as a coping mechanism and promote a healthier psychological well-being for African American adolescent girls.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0644-9