The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Psychological Well-Being Among Black Women

被引:44
作者
Reed, Tamilia D. [1 ]
Neville, Helen A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
关键词
religiosity; spirituality; mental health; life satisfaction; psychological well-being; AFRICAN-AMERICANS; CARIBBEAN BLACKS; COMMITMENT; DISTRESS; SCALE; INVOLVEMENT; VALIDATION; VALIDITY; RACE;
D O I
10.1177/0095798413490956
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The influence of religiosity and spirituality on psychological well-being was examined among a sample of 167 Black American women in this web-based study. Findings suggest direct links between both religiosity and spirituality and psychological well-being. Moreover, results from bootstrapping procedures indicated that spirituality fully mediated the relation between religiosity and global mental health and between religiosity and life satisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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页数:18
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