Keeping hope alive: Racial-ethnic disparities in distress tolerance are mitigated by religious/spiritual hope among Black Americans

R McIntosh, G Ironson, N Krause - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2021 - Elsevier
Racial and ethnic minorities, including Blacks/African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos,
indicate lower tolerance to psychological distress (DT) and secular hope yet endorse more …

Racial differences in effects of religiosity and mastery on psychological distress: Evidence from national longitudinal data

GL Oates, J Goode - Society and mental health, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This research engages nationally representative longitudinal data and a multipopulation
LISREL model to investigate variation among black and white Americans in the impact of …

The influence of hope on the relationship between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms

KH Banks, JL Singleton… - Journal of Multicultural …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated how hope influences the relationship between discrimination and
depressive symptoms. Results from participants'(N= 318) responses suggest that increased …

The unique associations between ethnic discrimination, hope, anxiety, depression, and well-being in African American, Asian, and Hispanic adults

ER Murphy, JR Brooks Stephens… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Discrimination has plagued American society for centuries and is associated with numerous
adverse mental health outcomes, including anxiety and depression (Pascoe & Smart …

Race and ethnic differences in hope and hopelessness as moderators of the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior

JK Hirsch, PL Visser, EC Chang… - Journal of American …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The authors examined trait hope and hopelessness as potential moderators of the
association between depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior. Participants: A diverse …

Hope across cultural groups

LM Edwards, K McConnell - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past 30 years, there has been an increasing amount of research about hope and
culture. While early studies focused on looking at differences in hope between racial groups …

Going beyond ethnoracial discrimination and social support in accounting for psychological adjustment: Evidence for the importance of hope as a positive …

EC Chang, OD Chang, J Lee, AG Lucas… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we examined the role of ethnoracial discrimination, social support (viz.,
family & friends), and hope (viz., agency & pathways) in accounting for negative …

Religion as problem, religion as solution: Religious buffers of the links between religious/spiritual struggles and well-being/mental health

H Abu-Raiya, KI Pargament, N Krause - Quality of Life Research, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Previous studies have established robust links between religious/spiritual struggles
(r/s struggles) and poorer well-being and psychological distress. A critical issue involves …

Hope and life satisfaction in Black college students coping with race-related stress

S Danoff-Burg, HM Prelow… - Journal of Black …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This exploratory study examined the effects of hope and coping with race-related stress on
life satisfaction in Black college students. Findings indicated that students with high hope …

Welcome to the Dark Side: The role of religious/spiritual struggles in the Black-White mental health paradox

L Upenieks, P Louie, TD Hill - Society and Mental Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades, researchers have worked to make sense of the fact that black
Americans tend to exhibit similar or better mental health profiles relative to their white …