Religiosity and Stigmatization Related to Mental Illness Among African Americans and Black Immigrants: Cross-Sectional Observational Study and Moderation Analysis.

Autor:	Pederson AB; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts., Earnshaw VA; Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware., Lewis-Fernández R; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York., Hawkins D; Public Health Program, School of Arts and Sciences, MCPHS University, Boston, Massachusetts., Mangale DI; Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington., Tsai AC, Thornicroft G; Centre for Global Mental Health and Centre for Implementation Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College, Strand, London, United Kingdom.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of nervous and mental disease [J Nerv Ment Dis] 2023 Feb 01; Vol. 211 (2), pp. 115-124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 03.
DOI:	10.1097/NMD.0000000000001576
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Stigma about mental illness is a known barrier to engagement in mental health services. We conducted an online cross-sectional study, aiming to estimate the associations between religiosity and mental illness stigma among Black adults ( n = 269, ages 18-65 years) in the United States. After adjusting for demographic factors (age, education, and ethnicity), respondents with higher attendance at religious services or greater engagement in religious activities ( e.g. , prayer, meditation, or Bible study) reported greater proximity to people living with mental health problems (rate ratio [RR], 1.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-2.59 and RR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.18-2.79, respectively). Despite reporting greater past or current social proximity, respondents with higher religiosity indices also reported greater future intended stigmatizing behavior (or lower future intended social proximity) (RR, 0.92-0.98). Focusing specifically on future intended stigmatizing behavior and the respondent's level of religiosity, age, and ethnicity may be critical for designing effective stigma-reducing interventions for Black adults. (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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