RT Article
T1 Subjective Religiosity, Church Attendance, and Depression in the National Survey of American Life
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 54
IS 2
SP 584
OP 597
A1 Hudson, Darrell L.
A2 Purnell, Jason Q.
A2 Duncan, Alexis E.
A2 Baker, Evander
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/156593606X
AB Studies have consistently indicated that blacks report lower rates of depression than whites. This study examined the association between religion and depression and whether religion explained lower rates of depression among blacks compared to whites. Data were drawn from the National Survey of American Life, a multi-ethnic sample of African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic whites (n = 6,082). African Americans and Caribbean Blacks reported higher mean levels of subjective religiosity than whites, but there were no significant differences in levels of church attendance. African Americans (OR 0.54; CI 0.45-0.65) and Caribbean Blacks (OR 0.66; CI 0.48-0.91) reported significantly lower odds of depression than whites. Differences in subjective religiosity and church attendance did not account for the association between major depression and African American and Caribbean Black race/ethnicity relative to whites. More research is needed to examine whether there are other factors that could protect against the development of depression.
K1 Church Attendance
K1 Depression
K1 Race/ethnicity
K1 Religiosity
DO 10.1007/s10943-014-9850-2