Spirituality and mental health status among Northern Plain tribes
Spirituality measures often show positive associations with preferred mental health outcomes in the general population; however, research among American Indians (AIs) is limited. We examined the relationships of mental health status and two measures of spirituality - the Midlife Development Inventor...
| Published in: | Mental health, religion & culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2018
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| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 274-287 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Mental Component Summary (MCS) B Mental Health B American Indian B Native American B SF-36 |
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| Summary: | Spirituality measures often show positive associations with preferred mental health outcomes in the general population; however, research among American Indians (AIs) is limited. We examined the relationships of mental health status and two measures of spirituality - the Midlife Development Inventory (MIDI) and a tribal cultural spirituality measure - in Northern Plains AIs, aged 15-54 (n = 1636). While the MIDI was unassociated with mental health status, the tribal cultural spirituality measure showed a significant relationship with better mental health status. Mental health conditions disproportionately affect AIs. Understanding protective factors such as cultural spirituality that can mitigate mental health disorders is critical to reducing these health disparities. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1469121 |