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Clark EM, Ma L, Williams BR, Ghosh D, Park CL, Schulz E, Woodard N, Knott CL. A longitudinal study of social, religious, and spiritual capital and physical and emotional functioning in a national sample of African-Americans. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:978-997. [PMID: 36115065 PMCID: PMC10006284 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The present study builds on prior research by examining the moderating relationships between different types of capital on physical functioning, emotional functioning, and depressive symptoms using a 2.5-year longitudinal design with a national sample of African-American adults. Results indicated a significant T1 social capital × T1 religious capital interaction such that among low T1 religious capital participants, those with high T1 social capital had lower T2 physical functioning than those with lower T1 social capital. There was also a marginally significant T1 social capital × T1 spiritual capital interaction suggesting that among low T1 spiritual capital participants, those with higher T1 social capital reported a decline in depressive symptoms compared to those with lower T1 social capital. Future research and implications for intervention and policy development are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eddie M Clark
- Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of San Fransciso, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Dodor BA, Robinson MA, Watson R, Meetze D, Whicker R. The Impact of Religiosity on Substance Abuse and Obesity in African Americans. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2018; 57:1315-1328. [PMID: 29027058 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0501-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Among the African American community, there exist many health disparities which warrant greater examination through the practice of social work. The aim of the present research was to explore the impact of religiosity on substance abuse and obesity among African American populations by employing a systematic review of the current body of literature on this subject. While many of the studies reviewed found at least a weak relationship between religiosity and obesity, such results were not consistent across all materials examined. Among those studies that found a correlation between these factors, many demonstrated that religiosity had a positive impact on substance abuse and obesity. A discussion of the implications of these findings is submitted as a means of illuminating the significance of all research findings that were examined. Limitations such as more standardized criteria for inclusion of research material are identified and discussed. Implications for future research are presented to promote the advancement of future efforts in this area research.
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- Bernice A Dodor
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, East Carolina University, 128 Rivers Building, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Georgia, 279 Williams Street, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, East Carolina University, 128 Rivers Building, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA
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- School of Social Work, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA
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- School of Social Work, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA
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Clark EM, Williams RM, Schulz E, Williams BR, Holt CL. Personality, Social Capital, and Depressive Symptomatology Among African Americans. JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 44:422-449. [PMID: 30083021 DOI: 10.1177/0095798418780771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study examined the relationship between social capital and depressive symptoms and the moderating role of the Big Five personality constructs in a national sample of African American adults. Data were collected from a national probability sample of 803 African American men and women using a telephone survey including measures of the Big Five personality traits, social capital, and depressive symptomatology. Most interestingly, there was evidence for Personality X Social Capital interactions on depressive symptoms. Higher social capital was related to lower depressive symptomology among persons with low conscientiousness, low extraversion, or high neuroticism. However, social capital was significantly but not as strongly related to depressive symptoms among those with high conscientiousness, high extraversion, or low neuroticism. This study reinforces the importance of personality traits when considering potential protective health effects of social capital in understanding depressive symptoms. This information may be useful to practitioners and community members in prevention and treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eddie M Clark
- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, Morrissey Hall, 3700 Lindell Boulevard, Room 2515, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, College Park, MD. 1234W Public Health Building (255), College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, A.T. Still University, 800 West Jefferson Street, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA
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- Division of Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 933 19th Street South, CH19 201, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, College Park, MD. 1234W Public Health Building (255), College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Hamdan AL, Khneisser G, Dowli A, Ziade G, Tamim H. Effect of Religiosity on Voice. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2017; 56:371-379. [PMID: 26611905 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0161-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between religiosity and phonatory behavior. A total of 186 participants participated in a survey that included four sections: demographic data, extent of religiosity, history of dysphonia, phonatory behavior and laryngeal manipulation, in addition to the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10). There was no significant association between the prevalence of phonatory symptoms and any of the religiosity questions. There was no significant association between phonatory behavior, history of laryngeal manipulation and any of the religiosity questions. There was also no significant association between the score of the Voice Handicap Index and any of the five religiosity questions. There is no association between religiosity and prevalence of phonatory disturbances, phonotraumatic behavior and/or history of laryngeal manipulation.
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- Abdul-Latif Hamdan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School-Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Holt CL, Clark EM, Wang MQ, Williams BR, Schulz E. The Religion-Health Connection Among African Americans: What Is the Role of Social Capital? JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/casp.2191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cheryl L. Holt
- School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health; University of Maryland; 2369 Public Health Building (255) College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Department of Psychology; Saint Louis University; 214 Shannon Hall Saint Louis MO 63013 USA
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- School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health; University of Maryland; 2369 Public Health Building (255) College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care; University of Alabama at Birmingham; CH19 218K; 1530 3rd Ave. S Birmingham AL 35294-2041 USA
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- Arizona School of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy; A.T. Still University; 5850 E. Still Circle Mesa AZ 85206 USA
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Holt CL, Schulz E, Williams B, Clark EM, Wang MQ, Southward PL. Assessment of religious and spiritual capital in African American communities. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2012; 51:1061-1074. [PMID: 22810197 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9635-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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African American faith communities are an important source of social capital. The present study adapted a theory-based social capital instrument to result in religious (e.g., from organized worship) and spiritual (e.g., from relationship with higher power) capital measures. Data from a national sample of 803 African Americans suggest the instruments have high internal reliability and are distinct from general religiosity. Measurement models confirmed factor structures. Religious capital was positively associated with self-rated health status. Religious and spiritual capital were negatively associated with depressive symptoms, but these associations largely became nonsignificant in multivariate models that controlled for demographic characteristics. An exception is for spiritual capital in the form of community participation, which retained a negative association with depressive symptoms. These instruments may have applied value for health promotion research and practice in African American communities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheryl L Holt
- Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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