Gender and Race Variations in the Intersection of Religious Involvement, Early Trauma, and Adult Health
| Autor: | Reinert, Katia G., Campbell, Jacquelyn C., Bandeen-Roche, Karen, Sharps, Phyllis, Lee, Jerry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
Aged 80 and over Male Health Status Black People Gender Identity Middle Aged Resilience Psychological Article United States White People Religion Cross-Sectional Studies Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Quality of Life Humans Regression Analysis Female Child Abuse Child Stress Psychological Aged |
| Popis: | This study aimed to determine gender and race variations in regards to the influence of religious involvement (RI) as a moderator of the effects of early traumatic stress (ETS) on health-related quality of life among adult survivors of child abuse.A cross-sectional predictive design was used to study Seventh-day Adventist adults in North America (N = 10,283).A secondary analysis of data collected via questionnaires was done using multiple regression.Data revealed that women had a significantly higher prevalence of any or all ETS subtypes, except for physical abuse prevalence, which was the same for both genders. Blacks reported a significantly higher prevalence of at least one ETS subtype than did Whites, except for neglect, where Whites had a higher prevalence. Exposure to at least one ETS subtype was associated with worse negative effect on mental health (B = -2.08, p.0001 vs. B = -1.54, p.0001) and physical health (B = -2.01, p.0001 vs. B = -1.11, p.0001) for women compared to men. Among those exposed to all ETS subtypes (n = 447), Whites had significant worse physical health, with White women having almost two times the negative effect on physical health (B = -4.50, p.0001) than White men (B = -2.87, p.05). As for RI moderation, based on tests of three-way interactions of race-RI-ETS, there were no associated differences. However, tests of three-way interactions of gender-RI-ETS showed a significant buffering effect. Among those with high levels of negative religious coping (RC), women exposed to ETS had significantly worse physical health (B = -1.28) than men.Results give evidence of gender and racial differences on the magnitude of the ETS-health effect, as well as gender differences in ETS-health buffering by RC.Findings suggest gender and racial differences must be considered when devising holistic nursing interventions for improving health outcomes of early trauma survivors. |
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