TY - JOUR
T1 - The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health in a sample of black American college students
AU - Cokley, Kevin O.Neal
AU - Beasley, Samuel
AU - Holman, Andrea
AU - Chapman-Hilliard, Collette
AU - Cody, Brettjet
AU - Jones, Bianca
AU - McClain, Shannon
AU - Taylor, Desire
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - In the current study gender was tested as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and mental health among 218 black American college students. It was hypothesised that black women would be higher in religious engagement than black men, and that gender would moderate the relationship between religiosity and mental health. Contrary to hypotheses, no significant gender differences in religious engagement were found. However, moderated multiple regression analyses revealed that increases in religious engagement were predictive of lower anxiety and depression for black women, but higher anxiety for black men. Implications for addressing religion when counselling black college students are discussed.
AB - In the current study gender was tested as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and mental health among 218 black American college students. It was hypothesised that black women would be higher in religious engagement than black men, and that gender would moderate the relationship between religiosity and mental health. Contrary to hypotheses, no significant gender differences in religious engagement were found. However, moderated multiple regression analyses revealed that increases in religious engagement were predictive of lower anxiety and depression for black women, but higher anxiety for black men. Implications for addressing religion when counselling black college students are discussed.
KW - anxiety
KW - black American
KW - depression
KW - gender
KW - mental health
KW - religiosity
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U2 - 10.1080/13674676.2012.684346
DO - 10.1080/13674676.2012.684346
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877850969
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 16
SP - 445
EP - 462
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 5
ER -