Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current study examined the moderating ability of intrinsic religiosity on the association of stress and psychological well-being for African American women.It was conducted in Northeastern Ohio and investigated the extrinsic religiosity, intrinsic religiosity, psychological well-being, and stress of African American women ages 18 to 65.A causal comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted that explored the effects between the variables in a nonexperimental setting.Data are from three instruments and one demographic survey completed by 143 African American women from two Northeast Ohio churches.Participants completed four questionnaires: a demographics questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983), the Religious Orientation Scale (Allport and Ross, 1967), and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989).Bivariate correlations focusing on moderation were used to analyze the data results.Extrinsic religiosity was found not to be associated with psychological well-being.Intrinsic religiosity was found to positively influence psychological well-being.Stress was found to negatively influence psychological well-being.Neither extrinsic nor intrinsic religiosity was found to be a moderator of the relationship between stress and psychological well-being.
Author: Yvonne N Glass
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2612936183