Religiosity, Meaning in Life, and Clinical Symptomology: A Comparison of African-American and European-American College Students

Autor/inn/en	Holmes, Jeffrey D.; Hardin, Susan I.
Titel	Religiosity, Meaning in Life, and Clinical Symptomology: A Comparison of African-American and European-American College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 23 (2009) 2, S.103-117 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-8225
Schlagwörter	Group Membership; College Students; Health Promotion; Ethnic Groups; Mental Health; Psychology; African American Students; Comparative Analysis; Religion; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Undergraduate Students; Prediction; Health Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Collegestudent; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ethnie; Psychohygiene; Psychologie; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Vorhersage; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen
Abstract	This study examined whether religiosity is subsumed under the broader construct of meaning in life as a predictor of psychological symptomology in college students from two ethnic groups. Data from 299 undergraduates indicated that among European-American students, religiosity predicted little variance in psychological symptomology and was subsumed by general meaning in life. Conversely, for African-American students, perceived meaning in life predicted little variance in symptomology and was subsumed by religiosity. The findings demonstrate that the link between religiosity and mental health among college students differs as a function of ethnic group membership and illustrate the perils of neglecting ethnicity when examining predictors of mental health variables. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10