Wendt Dennis C, Collins Susan E, Nelson Lonnie A, Serafini Kelly, Clifasefi Seema L, Donovan Dennis M
Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2017;24(3):39-62. doi: 10.5820/aian.2403.2017.39.
Engagement in religious and spiritual practices may be protective for homeless individuals with alcohol-related problems. However, little is known in this regard for urban-dwelling American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) who have disproportionately high rates of homelessness and co-occurring alcohol use problems. Using secondary data from a nonrandomized controlled study testing a Housing First intervention, AI/AN participants (n = 52) and non-AI/AN participants (n = 82) were compared on demographic variables, alcohol use problems, religious affiliations, and religious/spiritual practices (importance, frequency, and type). AI/ANs who engaged in Native-specific independent spiritual practices had significantly lower alcohol use frequency in comparison to AI/ANs who did not.
参与宗教和精神活动可能对有酒精相关问题的无家可归者起到保护作用。然而,对于城市居住的美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民(AI/ANs)在这方面却知之甚少,他们无家可归的比例过高,同时还存在酒精使用问题。利用一项测试“住房优先”干预措施的非随机对照研究的二手数据,对AI/AN参与者(n = 52)和非AI/AN参与者(n = 82)在人口统计学变量、酒精使用问题、宗教信仰和宗教/精神活动(重要性、频率和类型)方面进行了比较。与未参与特定于原住民的独立精神活动的AI/ANs相比,参与此类活动的AI/ANs酒精使用频率显著更低。