Nguyen Ann W
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Innov Aging. 2020 Aug 8;4(5):igaa035. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa035. eCollection 2020.
Religion has been an important source of resiliency for many racial and ethnic minority populations. Given the salience, sociohistorical context, and importance of religion in the lives of black and Latino Americans, this literature review focuses on the mental health and well-being outcomes of religion among black and Latino Americans across the adult life course and specifically in later life. This review provides an overview of religious participation and religiosity levels and an in-depth discussion of extant research on the relationship between the multiple dimensions of religiosity and mental health in these 2 populations. Racial differences between blacks, Latinos, and non-Latino whites are also examined. Suggestions for limitations of the current literature and future directions for research on religion and mental health in racial/ethnic minority populations, especially older minorities, are proposed.
宗教一直是许多种族和少数族裔群体恢复力的重要来源。鉴于宗教在非裔美国人和拉丁裔美国人生活中的显著性、社会历史背景及重要性，本综述聚焦于非裔美国人和拉丁裔美国人在成年生命历程中，特别是在晚年的宗教与心理健康及幸福感的结果。本综述概述了宗教参与情况和宗教虔诚程度，并深入讨论了关于这两个人口中宗教虔诚的多个维度与心理健康之间关系的现有研究。还考察了黑人、拉丁裔和非拉丁裔白人之间的种族差异。针对当前文献的局限性以及种族/少数族裔群体，特别是老年少数族裔中宗教与心理健康研究的未来方向提出了建议。
