Abstract
In this paper, we employed data from the 2011 Miami-Dade Health Survey (n = 444) to formally test whether the association between religious struggles and psychological distress is mediated by psychosocial resources. We found that religious struggles were associated with lower levels of social support, self-esteem, the sense of control, and self-control. We also observed that religious struggles were associated with higher levels of non-specific emotional distress, depression, and anxiety, but not somatization. Our mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects of religious struggles on emotional distress (not somatization) through social support, self-esteem, and the sense of control, but not self-control.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2573-2591 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Religion and Health |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2021 |
Keywords
- Mental health
- Religious struggles
- Self-esteem
- Sense of control
- Social support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
- Religious studies