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African American Women, Psychological Well-being, Religiosity, and Stress

Glass, Yvonne N
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416416324

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2014, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
GLASS, YVONNE N., Ph.D., December 2014 Counseling and Human Development Services AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, RELIGIOSITY, AND STRESS (97 pp.) Co-Directors of Dissertation: Martin Jencius, Ph.D. Cynthia Osborn, Ph.D. The current study examined the moderating ability of intrinsic religiosity on the association of stress and psychological well-being for African American women. It was conducted in Northeastern Ohio and investigated the extrinsic religiosity, intrinsic religiosity, psychological well-being, and stress of African American women ages 18 to 65. A causal comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted that explored the effects between the variables in a nonexperimental setting. Data are from three instruments and one demographic survey completed by 143 African American women from two Northeast Ohio churches. Participants completed four questionnaires: a demographics questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983), the Religious Orientation Scale (Allport and Ross, 1967), and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989). Bivariate correlations focusing on moderation were used to analyze the data results. Extrinsic religiosity was found not to be associated with psychological well-being. Intrinsic religiosity was found to positively influence psychological well-being. Stress was found to negatively influence psychological well-being. Neither extrinsic nor intrinsic religiosity was found to be a moderator of the relationship between stress and psychological well-being.
Martin Jencius (Committee Co-Chair)
Cynthia Osborn (Committee Co-Chair)
Kelly Cichy (Committee Member)
96 p.
African Americans; Behavioral Sciences; Black Studies; Clergy; Clinical Psychology; Counseling Education; Gender; Gender Studies; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Religion; Religious Congregations; Womens Studies
African American Women; psychological well being; religiosity; stress; intrinsic religiosity; extrinsic religiosity; moderation; correlation; quantitative

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  • Glass, Y. N. (2014). African American Women, Psychological Well-being, Religiosity, and Stress [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416416324

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Glass, Yvonne. African American Women, Psychological Well-being, Religiosity, and Stress. 2014. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416416324.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Glass, Yvonne. "African American Women, Psychological Well-being, Religiosity, and Stress." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416416324

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