The relationship between ethnicity, Christian orthodoxy, and mental health

被引：10

作者：

Randolph-Seng, Brandon ^{[1
]}

Nielsen, Michael E. ^{[2
]}

Bottoms, Bette L. ^{[3
]}

Filipas, Henrietta ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA

[2] Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA USA

[3] Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL USA

来源：

MENTAL HEALTH RELIGION & CULTURE | 2008年 / 11卷 / 08期

关键词：

Christian orthodoxy; ethnicity; mental health;

D O I：

10.1080/13674670802084788

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Although researchers have noted differences in the role of religiosity in the lives of people from different ethnic backgrounds, the components of religion's influence (i.e., membership and orthodoxy) on mental health have not been previously examined. In the current study, Christian participants' Christian Orthodox Scale (COS) scores were used to predict scores on mental health. As hypothesized, African Americans with higher COS scores exhibited fewer mental-health problems than did all ethnicities studied with lower COS scores. Implications and future directions for understanding the cultural influence of religion on African Americans are discussed.

引用

页码：795 / 805

页数：11

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