Spirituality and Social Support on Health Behaviors of African American Undergraduates

Turner‐Musa, Jocelyn; Lipscomb, La'Shaunna

doi:10.5993/ajhb.31.5.5

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“…Various aspects of religiosity have been conceptualized and operationalized in different ways, including as individual and collective beliefs, worship practices, and traditions used as coping strategies (Rew and Wong 2006). Religiosity has been found to be related to mental and sexual health outcomes Scott et al 2006;Sinha et al 2007;Turner-Musa and Lipscomb 2007) and is typically theorized to be protective (Cotton and Berry 2007;Cotton et al 2006), as religious beliefs and practices have been identified as important components of resilience to stress (Golub et al 2010). Employing religious beliefs and practices to cope with stressful life events has been shown to be associated with higher self-esteem, better life satisfaction, improved cognitive functioning, and less depressive symptoms (Pargament et al 2004;Park 2006;Yakushko 2005).…”

Section: Juvenile Justice Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating Community Institutions: Black Transgender Women’s Experiences in Schools, the Criminal Justice System, and Churches

Graham

2014

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Young transgender women, especially those of color, are negatively impacted by suicidality, HIV, residential instability, survival sex work, and other challenges. This study used an oral narrative approach to collect life histories of 10 young black transwomen between 18 and 24 years of age residing in Detroit, Michigan. This study used grounded theory analysis to explore institutional violence, discrimination, and harassment (VDH). Participants described their experiences navigating three community institutions (schools, the criminal justice system, and churches) and broader society. Results highlight VDH through gender policing at school, sexual victimization in the criminal justice system, and negative judgment of gender variation in faith-based institutions. Participants reference the essential role of support systems, including other transgender individuals, in both their gender identity development and the navigation of institutions. Significant policy intervention is needed to protect and support transwomen, and prevent VDH perpetuated against them. Across all institutions, policy and practice interventions can focus on use of transgender appropriate and sensitive language, prevention of physical and sexual assaults, and antidiscrimination measures. Specific policy recommendations and future research directions are outlined.

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Section: Juvenile Justice Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating Community Institutions: Black Transgender Women’s Experiences in Schools, the Criminal Justice System, and Churches

Graham

2014

Sex Res Soc Policy

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“…Religious involvement has shown previous associations with smoking and alcohol use in African Americans. In a sample of students attending a historically Black university, low religious well-being and limited relationship with God were associated with increased odds of smoking and heavy alcohol use (Turner-Musa & Lipscomb, 2007). Among African American women, being of Pentecostal affiliation was associated with lower odds of being a current smoker and higher odds of quitting smoking than being affiliated with another denomination; however, there was no relationship with degree of religiosity .…”

Section: Religious Involvement and Healthmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Based on previous research on the role of religious involvement in health-related outcomes (Koenig et al, , 2012Turner-Musa & Lipscomb, 2007), we hypothesized that religious beliefs/behaviors would be negatively associated with alcohol consumption and smoking status. Consistent with previous theory in spiritual health locus of control (Holt et al, 2003) and religious coping , we expected that this association would be attenuated in persons with high active spiritual health locus of control and amplified in persons with high passive spiritual health locus of control.…”

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Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Holt

Roth

Huang

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Spiritual health locus of control reflects a person's beliefs about the role of a higher power in one's health and can take an active or a passive perspective. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs on select health risk behaviors-alcohol use and smoking-in a national sample of African Americans. Method: A national U.S. probability sample of study participants (N = 2,370; 906 men; 1,464 women) completed a telephone survey assessing religious involvement, active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs, and alcohol consumption and smoking status. Because of previous research suggesting gender-specific associations among these variables, moderation analyses were conducted separately for men and women. Results: For women, higher religious behaviors were associated with less alcohol use, and this effect was more pronounced among those high in active spiritual health locus of control. For men, the combination of lower religious beliefs and higher passive spiritual health locus of control was associated with more alcohol consumption and more days of consuming five or more alcoholic drinks. No moderation effects were found for smoking. Conclusions: This study identified unique patterns of religious involvement and spiritual health locus of control beliefs that are associated with alcohol use, including heavy drinking, among African Americans. These findings have implications for pastoral counseling and other faith-based approaches for addressing heavy drinking in African Americans. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 76, 482-492, 2015)

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“…Quanto ao estado civil, os resultados confirmam que fumadores e abstinentes casados ou em união de fato tendem a usufruir das estratégias de coping familiar de procura de apoio espiritual e reenquadramento, respectivamente, o que é congruente com a literatura que revela que o apoio social recebido promove a satisfação com a vida e o bem-estar e diminui a ocorrência de comportamentos de risco (Waldron & Lye, 1989). A vinculação e envolvimento em atividades espirituais estimulam o sentido de comunidade, estando inversamente relacionadas com o comportamento de fumar (Turner-Musa & Lipscomb, 2007). Além disso, o apoio do parceiro é um forte preditor da cessação tabágica bem sucedida (Park, Tudiver, Schultz & Campbell, 2004).…”

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Preditores da qualidade de vida em fumadores e abstinentes

Andrade

Pereira

2012

Temas Psicol.

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ResumoEste estudo teve como objetivo avaliar qualidade de vida, morbilidade psicológica, dependência nicotínica e coping familiar em fumadores e abstinentes. 116 Life quality predictors in smokers and abstinents AbstractThis study aimed to evaluate quality of life, psychological morbidity, nicotine dependence and family coping in smokers and abstinents. 116 smokers and 117 abstinents, from both sexes, participated in the study. All participants answered the following instruments: Socio-Demographic; Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (MOS SF-36); Depresion, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS); Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Family Crises-Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES). According to the results, in smokers who also have a partner who smokes, high nicotine dependence and psychological morbidity predict less physical quality of life. High psychological morbidity and passive assessment, predict less quality of life. As for abstinents, having chronic respiratory disease, high psychological morbidity and looking for spiritual support predicted poorer quality of physical life. Being female, having chronic respiratory disease and psychological morbidity predicted lower mental quality of life. Hereafter, intervention programs should include partners as well as psychological morbidity and coping strategies in order to increase quality of life.

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Spirituality and Social Support on Health Behaviors of African American Undergraduates

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Navigating Community Institutions: Black Transgender Women’s Experiences in Schools, the Criminal Justice System, and Churches

Navigating Community Institutions: Black Transgender Women’s Experiences in Schools, the Criminal Justice System, and Churches

Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Preditores da qualidade de vida em fumadores e abstinentes

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