Religiosity, Mental Health and Substance Use among Black and Hispanic Adults during the First Six Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City.
Religiosity, Mental Health and Substance Use among Black and Hispanic Adults during the First Six Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City.
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10.3390/ijerph20095632
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发表时间：
2023-04-25
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Hoven, Christina W
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Svob, Connie;Lin, Susan X;Cheslack-Postava, Keely;Bresnahan, Michaeline;Goodwin, Renee D;Skokauskas, Norbert;Musa, George J;Hankerson, Sidney H;Dreher, Diane R;Ryan, Megan;Hsu, Yi-Ju;Jonsson-Cohen, Anna-Lena;Hoven, Christina W
这项研究的目的是调查在纽约市（NYC）COVID-19爆发的前六个月内，黑人和西班牙裔成年人的个人宗教信仰、心理健康和物质使用结果之间的关联。对441名成年人进行了电话采访，以获得有关所有变量的信息。参与者自我报告种族/民族为黑人/非裔美国人（n = 108）或西班牙裔（n = 333）。逻辑回归用于研究宗教信仰，心理健康和物质使用之间的关系。宗教信仰和物质使用之间存在显著的负相关。与非宗教人士（67.1%）相比，宗教人士（49.0%）的饮酒率较低。与非宗教人士（31%）相比，宗教人士使用大麻或其他药物的流行率（9.1%）也大幅降低。在调整年龄，性别，种族/民族和家庭收入后，宗教信仰与酒精使用和大麻/其他药物使用的关联仍然具有统计学意义。尽管限制获得亲自宗教活动和会众支持，但研究结果表明，从公共卫生的角度来看，宗教信仰本身可能是有帮助的，独立于作为其他社会服务的渠道。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between personal religiosity, mental health, and substance use outcomes among Black and Hispanic adults during the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City (NYC). Phone interviews were conducted with 441 adults to obtain information on all variables. Participants self-reported race/ethnicity as Black/African American (n = 108) or Hispanic (n = 333). Logistic regression were used to examine associations between religiosity, mental health, and substance use. There was a significant inverse association of religiosity and substance use. Religious people had a lower prevalence of drinking alcohol (49.0%) compared to non-religious people (67.1%). Religious people also had substantially lower prevalence of cannabis or other drug use (9.1%) in comparison to non-religious people (31%). After adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and household income, the association of religiosity with alcohol use and with cannabis/other drug use remained statistically significant. Despite restricted access to in-person religious activities and congregational supports, the findings suggest that religiosity itself may be helpful from a public health perspective, independent of serving as a conduit for other social services.