The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health in a sample of black American college students

Cokley, Kevin; Beasley, Samuel T.; Holman, Andrea; Chapman‐Hilliard, Collette; Cody, Brettjet; Jones, Bianca; McClain, Shannon; Taylor, Desire

doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.684346

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“…Third, the participants' sex, age, and subjective assessment of their religious involvement were added to control for their possible effect on the relationship between the independent variable of interest (religious struggle) and the outcome variable (life satisfaction). Indeed, both theoretical and empirical analyses of the influence of religious struggle in relation to demographic variables found differences between women and men, and younger and older participants (Cokley et al 2013). The potential confounders were entered at Step 1.…”

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Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Szczęśniak

Timoszyk-Tomczak

2020

J Relig Health

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The religious dimension of life represents an important source of human strength, meaning, and coping for many people. However, the religious life is not always “smooth and easy” and can be associated with weak personal adjustment, poorer psychological well-being, and lower satisfaction. Yet, besides the direct relationship between these variables, some researchers postulate the existence of an indirect association that has not been fully explained by various psychosocial mediators. The aim of the present study was to verify whether self-esteem could be a potential mediator between religious strain and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 607 adult Christians (49.6% women) aged between 18 and 79. We used the Religious Comfort and Strain Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Consistent with our hypotheses, life satisfaction positively correlated with religious comfort and was negatively associated with fear/guilt, negative emotions toward God, and negative social interactions surrounding religion. The same pattern of results was shown in the case of self-esteem. Moreover, the outcomes obtained from bootstrap sampling (5000) with a 95% confidence interval indicated a significant role of self-esteem as a mediator in all of the relationships between: (1) religious comfort and life satisfaction; (2) fear/guilt and life satisfaction; (3) negative emotions toward God and life satisfaction; and (4) negative social interactions surrounding religion and life satisfaction.

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Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Szczęśniak

Timoszyk-Tomczak

2020

J Relig Health

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“…Third, the participants' sex and age were included to control for their potential influence on the relationship between the independent variable of interest (religiosity struggle) and with the outcome variable (life satisfaction). In fact, both theoretical and empirical examinations of the impact of religious struggle in relation to demographic variables found differences between women and men, and younger and older participants (Cokley et al 2013). The potential confounders were entered at Step 1.…”

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Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Life Satisfaction among Young Roman Catholics: The Mediating Role of Gratitude

Szczęśniak¹,

Bielecka²,

Bajkowska³

et al. 2019

Religions

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An extensive review of the psychological literature shows that interactions between religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles and other aspects of human functioning are complex and affected by “third” factors. Still, we have only a few studies that confirm R/S struggles as a source of well-being and indicate the ways in which it happens. In the present study, we aimed to verify whether the relationship between R/S struggles and life satisfaction was mediated by dispositional gratitude that seems to offer protection in times of adversity and turmoil. The sample consisted of 440 Roman Catholics (331 women) from Poland aged between 18 and 40. We applied the Religious Comfort and Strain Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Gratitude Questionnaire. In line with our hypotheses, it was confirmed that respondents with higher life satisfaction were more likely to display a higher sense of trust in God. They also declared a lower fear/guilt and perception of God as abandoning people. Gratitude correlated positively and significantly with religious comfort, and negatively with emotions towards God and social interactions surrounding religion. Moreover, it can be affirmed that dispositional gratitude mediated the relationship between three of four dimensions of religious strain and life satisfaction: religious comfort, negative emotions towards God, and negative social interactions surrounding religion.

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“…Due to the importance that religion has in mental health of society, most medical schools in the United States (84 out of 126) are presenting religious courses (15). Studies on religious orientation among students with mental health indexes, such as depression and anxiety, have indicated different results for students in different countries (16, 17). Reviewing 130 studies, 34% of previous studies have pointed to a positive relationship between religious coping, adaptation, and mental health while 4% negatively evaluated this relationship and 62% of studies did not report any relationship between these variables (3, 8, 18).…”

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Relationship between Religious Orientation, Anxiety, and Depression among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Forouhari¹,

Teshnizi²,

Ehrampoush³

et al. 2019

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Background: Religious obligation helps people to develop mental health by creating internal commitment to special rules. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the relationship between religious orientation and anxiety among college students. Methods: Major scientific databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, ProQuest and PsycINFO were searched for original research articles published 1987-2016. A random effect model was used to combine Correlation coefficient. All analyses were performed using Stata MP. Results: After screening of 7235 documents, 13 articles including 5620 participants met inclusion criteria in this meta-analysis. Correlation coefficient was -0.08 (95% CI= -0.19, -0.03) which indicated with increasing religious orientation, anxiety and depression reduced (P<0.001). Characteristics such as sex, geographic region, and type of religions were potential sources of heterogeneity. Based on fill-and-trim method the adjusted pooled r was obtained, -0.06 (95% CI= -0.16, -0.04). Conclusion: There was a weakness relationship between religious orientation and mental anxiety and depression. Therefore, it needs to improve knowledge of student about advantages of religious orientation.

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The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health in a sample of black American college students

Cited by 24 publications

References 74 publications

Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator

Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Life Satisfaction among Young Roman Catholics: The Mediating Role of Gratitude

Relationship between Religious Orientation, Anxiety, and Depression among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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