Religion and Spirituality: Benefits for Latino Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence

Autor/inn/en	Jocson, Rosanne M.; Alers-Rojas, Francheska; Ceballo, Rosario; Arkin, Monica
Titel	Religion and Spirituality: Benefits for Latino Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 52 (2020) 3, S.349-376 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jocson, Rosanne M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X18772714
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Urban Areas; Religion; Family Environment; Participation; Adolescents; Well Being; Environmental Influences; Community Characteristics; Community Problems; Hispanic Americans; Neighborhoods; Victims; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Depression (Psychology); Experience; Grade 9; High School Students; Hispanic American Students; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Violence; Childrens Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Urban area; Stadtregion; Familienmilieu; Teilnahme; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Victim; Opfer; Erfahrung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic Americans; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Gewalt
Abstract	Using data from 223 Latino adolescents residing in poor, urban neighborhoods, we investigate whether spirituality, religious importance at home, and religious involvement moderate the relation between community violence exposure and psychological well-being. Results showed significant interaction effects between community violence exposure and spirituality/religiosity. Specifically, personal victimization and witnessing violence were associated with higher depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms at low and average levels of spirituality, but not at high levels of spirituality. Witnessing violence was associated with higher PTSD symptoms at low and average levels of religious importance at home, but not at high levels of religious importance at home. Finally, witnessing violence was associated with higher depressive symptoms at low and average levels of religious involvement, but not at high levels of religious involvement. We discuss the potential benefits of supporting spiritual and religious development in Latino youth exposed to community violence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01