BACKGROUND: Most studies that involve Black Seventh-Day Adventists (SDAs) have been conducted in the United States. We sought to examine the association between religious involvement and lifestyle practices among Black SDAs in Canada. METHOD: A convenience sample of 509 Black SDA church members 18 years and older completed a self-administered questionnaire, assessing religious involvement and seven lifestyle practices promoted by the SDA church: diet, physical activity, water intake, exposure to sunlight, alcohol use, caffeine and tobacco use, and rest. RESULTS: Compliance with lifestyle practices ranged from a low of 10% meeting fitness guidelines to a high of 99% abstaining from tobacco products. Religious involvement and lifestyle were positively related (rs = .11, p < .05). Multivariate analyses indicated that private religious practice (β = .16, p =.003), importance of the health principles (β = .17, p = .003), and acceptance of health principles (β = .65, p = .00001) significantly predicted the number of behaviors practiced. CONCLUSION: Greater religious involvement is associated with positive lifestyle practices but is not an independent predictor of lifestyle practices for Black Canadian SDAs.
BACKGROUND: Most studies that involve Black Seventh-Day Adventists (SDAs) have been conducted in the United States. We sought to examine the association between religious involvement and lifestyle practices among Black SDAs in Canada. METHOD: A convenience sample of 509 Black SDA church members 18 years and older completed a self-administered questionnaire, assessing religious involvement and seven lifestyle practices promoted by the SDA church: diet, physical activity, water intake, exposure to sunlight, alcohol use, caffeine and tobacco use, and rest. RESULTS: Compliance with lifestyle practices ranged from a low of 10% meeting fitness guidelines to a high of 99% abstaining from tobacco products. Religious involvement and lifestyle were positively related (rs = .11, p < .05). Multivariate analyses indicated that private religious practice (β = .16, p =.003), importance of the health principles (β = .17, p = .003), and acceptance of health principles (β = .65, p = .00001) significantly predicted the number of behaviors practiced. CONCLUSION: Greater religious involvement is associated with positive lifestyle practices but is not an independent predictor of lifestyle practices for Black Canadian SDAs.
Authors: Anna Majda; Joanna Zalewska-Puchała; Iwona Bodys-Cupak; Alicja Kamińska; Anna Kurowska; Marcin Suder Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-01-04 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Anna Majda; Iwona Bodys-Cupak; Alicja Kamińska; Marcin Suder; Zofia Gródek-Szostak Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-01 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Jacksaint Saintila; Yaquelin E Calizaya-Milla; Digna E Brañes-Ruiz; Pedro R Nunura-Figueroa; Treisy C Chávez-Hernández; Vasthy A Bautista-Mayuri; Luz N R Santisteban-Murga; Sergio E Calizaya-Milla; Laura E Baquedano-Santana Journal: J Multidiscip Healthc Date: 2022-02-17