Golden Kennedy, Raynor Phyllis, Worthy Karen, Vick Lori, Tavakoli Abbas S
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Honors College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Nov 27:1-6. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2427066.
: The current study explored the relationships of religiosity and coping behaviors on the perceived mental health of undergraduate African American (AA) college students enrolled at a large public university in the Southern United States. We used a cross-sectional survey design. AA and/or African descent adult college participants ( = 131) were recruited from an online chat group (ie, GroupMe) and completed the Brief-COPE, a demographic questionnaire, and a single-item mental health tool. Data analyses employing descriptive statistics and correlational analyses examined relationships between variables. There was a positive correlation between increased religious activity and overall mental health. Those who specified their religion as "other" had a lower total mental health score than those with an identified religion. Findings underscore the importance of supportive interventions that account for religious beliefs and activities on overall mental health outcomes for undergraduate AA college students in the South.
本研究探讨了美国南部一所大型公立大学中本科非裔美国（AA）大学生的宗教信仰和应对行为与他们所感知的心理健康之间的关系。我们采用了横断面调查设计。从一个在线聊天群组（即GroupMe）招募了成年的非裔美国人和/或有非洲血统的大学生参与者（n = 131），他们完成了简易应对方式问卷、一份人口统计学调查问卷以及一个单项心理健康工具。采用描述性统计和相关性分析的数据分析方法检验了变量之间的关系。宗教活动增加与整体心理健康之间存在正相关。将自己的宗教信仰指定为“其他”的人，其心理健康总得分低于有明确宗教信仰的人。研究结果强调了支持性干预措施的重要性，这些措施要考虑到宗教信仰和活动对南部本科非裔美国大学生整体心理健康结果的影响。
