"Wearing My Spiritual Jacket": The Role of Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism Among African American Youth
"Wearing My Spiritual Jacket": The Role of Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism Among African American Youth
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DOI：
10.1177/1090198117729398
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发表时间：
2017-10-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Dill, LeConte J.
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作者：
Dill, LeConte J.
理论文献中有越来越多的证据表明宗教和宗教信仰在人们生活中的重要性，特别是在他们的健康和福祉方面。灵性是一个相关但不同的概念，研究较少，特别是在经验上，但作为一种应对有害社会和健康环境的机制，它显示出了希望。这篇文章详细地定性地探讨了精神应对在城市非裔美国青年生活中的作用。数据是通过对20名12至20岁的非裔美国青年进行深入的半结构化访谈收集的。研究结果表明，城市非洲裔美国青年的灵性有多方面，包括祈祷在他们生活中的作用，对更高权力的坚定信仰，以及回馈社区的重要性。这些发现提供了反故事，通过民族志研究产生的，关于城市非洲裔美国青年的主导话语。最终，本研究的发现对与青少年不健康和健康机制相关的研究和实践具有启示意义。
There is growing evidence in the theoretical literature regarding the importance of religion and religiosity in people's lives, particularly concerning their health and well-being. Spirituality, a related but different concept, has been less well studied, especially empirically, but shows promise as a mechanism for coping with deleterious social and health circumstances. This article details a qualitative exploration of the role of spiritual coping in the lives of urban African American youth. Data were gathered through in-depth, semistructured interviews with 20 African American youth, ages 12 to 20 years. The findings indicate that urban African American youth have multifaceted dimensions of their spirituality, including the role of prayer in their lives, an unwavering faith in a higher power, and the importance of giving back to their communities. Such findings offer counterstories, generated through ethnographic research, to the dominant discourses regarding urban African American youth. Ultimately, this study's findings have implications for research and practice related to the mechanisms of both ill-health and wellness among youth.