Cheryl L Holt1, Eddie M Clark2, Katrina J Debnam3, David L Roth4. 1. University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, College Park, MD, USA. cholt14@umd.edu. 2. Saint Louis University, Department of Psychology, Saint Louis, MO, USA. 3. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Johns Hopkins University, Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To test a model of the religion-health connection to determine whether religious coping plays a mediating role in health behaviors in a national sample of African Americans. METHODS: Participants completed a telephone survey (N = 2370) assessing religious involvement, religious coping, health behaviors, and demographics. RESULTS: Religious beliefs were associated with greater vegetable consumption, which may be due to the role of positive and negative religious coping. Negative religious coping played a role in the relationship between religious beliefs and alcohol consumption. There was no evidence of mediation for fruit consumption, alcohol use in the past 30 days, or smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Findings have implications for theory and health promotion activities for African Americans.
OBJECTIVES: To test a model of the religion-health connection to determine whether religious coping plays a mediating role in health behaviors in a national sample of African Americans. METHODS:Participants completed a telephone survey (N = 2370) assessing religious involvement, religious coping, health behaviors, and demographics. RESULTS: Religious beliefs were associated with greater vegetable consumption, which may be due to the role of positive and negative religious coping. Negative religious coping played a role in the relationship between religious beliefs and alcohol consumption. There was no evidence of mediation for fruit consumption, alcohol use in the past 30 days, or smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Findings have implications for theory and health promotion activities for African Americans.
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