Harvey Idethia Shevon, Story Chandra R, Knutson Douglas, Whitt-Glover Melicia C
Health and Kinesiology, Texas A & M University, 4243 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4243, USA.
School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA.
J Relig Health. 2016 Apr;55(2):495-509. doi: 10.1007/s10943-015-0017-6.
Religious belief has been linked to a variety of positive mental and physical health outcomes. This exploratory study will address the relationship between religious involvement and social connectedness among African American women. Results from a physical activity intervention research project (N = 465) found that total religious support and social support were significantly negatively correlated with total religiosity, while total general social support was significantly positively correlated with total religious support. Overall, the study indicates that more research is needed on ways to encourage interaction between the positive dimensions of both religiosity and social support to bring about healthy behaviors.
宗教信仰与多种积极的身心健康结果相关联。这项探索性研究将探讨非裔美国女性的宗教参与度与社会联系之间的关系。一项体育活动干预研究项目（N = 465）的结果发现，总的宗教支持和社会支持与总体宗教虔诚度显著负相关，而总的一般社会支持与总的宗教支持显著正相关。总体而言，该研究表明，需要更多研究来探讨如何鼓励宗教虔诚度和社会支持的积极维度之间的互动，以促成健康行为。
