Religious Coping and Church‐Based Social Support as Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes: Testing a Conceptual Model

Despite the strong empirical evidence linking childhood abuse to negative mental health outcomes later in life, a number of questions remain regarding race variations in this association. Moreover, less is known about the salience of protective factors that can offset or ameliorate the negative effects of abuse on adult mental health, and whether these factors work differently by race. Using three waves of panel data from a nationally representative survey of American adults, the present study examined the long-term effects of childhood abuse on adult mental health over a span of 20 years. In addition, we assessed social support as a protective factor, and examined its differential effects on mental health outcomes for Whites and non-Whites. Results indicate that despite frequent childhood abuse, social support is associated with less depression for Whites—its positive effects being most pronounced for those with the most severe abuse experiences. However, social support is associated with worst depression for non-Whites—its negative effects being most pronounced for those with severe abuse experiences. These findings demonstrate that the factors commonly considered as protective and beneficial for adult victims of abuse work differently across racial groups and in fact, may be detrimental for non-Whites.

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THE SOCIOCULTURAL STRESS PROCESS MODEL APPLIED TO LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVING

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2057 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S557-S557

Author(s):

Verena R Cimarolli ◽

Amy Horowitz ◽

Danielle Jimenez ◽

Xiaomei Shi ◽

Francesca Falzarano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Process Model ◽

Mental Health Outcomes ◽

Stress Process ◽

Stress Process Model ◽

Sociocultural Stress ◽

The Impact

Abstract This study investigated the impact of LDC on mental health utilizing the Sociocultural Stress Process Model as a conceptual framework. A path analytic model tested the impact of caregiving stressors (i.e. distance, frequencies of visits, hours spent helping, burden) and sociocultural values (i.e. familialism) on LDCs’ mental health outcomes (i.e. depression, anxiety), and resources (i.e. coping strategies, social support) which can mediate the association between stressors and mental health outcomes while controlling for socio-demographics. Results show that resources did not mediate the effects of stressors on the mental health outcomes. However, both higher depression and anxiety were associated with living closer to the care recipient (CR), less frequent visits, higher burden, being younger, being female, and less optimal income adequacy. In addition, higher depression was associated with lower use of coping strategies and higher education. Higher anxiety was also associated with lower levels of social support and higher familialism.

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Religious Coping and Mental Health Outcomes: An Exploratory Study of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients

EXPLORE ◽

10.1016/j.explore.2012.02.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 172-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Michael M. Olson ◽

Dorothy B. Trevino ◽

Jenenne A. Geske ◽

Harold Vanderpool

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Religious Coping ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Mental Health Outcomes ◽

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

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Optimism, social support, and mental health outcomes in patients with advanced cancer

Psycho-Oncology ◽

10.1002/pon.3418 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 299-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Allison J. Applebaum ◽

Emma M. Stein ◽

Jennifer Lord-Bessen ◽

Hayley Pessin ◽

Barry Rosenfeld ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Advanced Cancer ◽

Mental Health Outcomes

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The Social Distribution of Distress and Well-Being in the Canadian Aboriginal Population Living Off Reserve

International Indigenous Policy Journal ◽

10.18584/iipj.2011.2.1.4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Susan Wingert

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Social Status ◽

Process Model ◽

Well Being ◽

Coping Resources ◽

Mental Health Outcomes ◽

Aboriginal Population ◽

The Social

This article examines how the social structure distributes risk and protective factors and mental health outcomes within the off reserve Aboriginal population in Canada. It uses the stress process model, a prominent model in the sociology of mental health, to explore pathways between social status, stress, coping resources, and mental health outcomes. Path analyses are used to decompose total effects on distress and well-being into direct and indirect or mediating pathways. The results suggest that stress, mastery, and social support are important mediators between social status and mental health outcomes. Stress appears to be a stronger contributor to distress while mastery and social support are of higher relative importance to well-being.

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