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Race and Social Problems
Discrimination is a common experience for black adolescents that can jeopardize their mental heal... more Discrimination is a common experience for
black adolescents that can jeopardize their mental health.
However, researc h suggests that various dimensions of
religion have positive effects on their mental health and
well-bei ng. Additionally, exposu re to discrimination may
vary by youths’ socio-demographic factors, such as gender
and ethnicity. Numerous studies identify the protective
effects of emotional and tangible religious social support
on the mental health of black adults reporting discrimina-
tion. Conversely, fewer studies address the influence of
emotional and tangible religious social support on mental
health for black adolescents experiencing discrimination ,
while also accounting for socio-demographic heterogeneity
among black adolescents. Historically, religion has played
an instrumental role in the diverse narratives of the black
Diaspora in the United States. It is important to account for
its potential protective effects for black youth. Examining
these factors using a compensatory risk and resilience
model, our study finds that black adolescents who
experience discrimination are also more likely to meet
criteria for a psychiatric disorder. Additionally, those who
report experiencing religious social support are less likely
to meet criteria for a psychiatric disorder. These findings
were not moderated by the socio-demographic factors of
gender or ethnicity. To date, this investigation is one of the
first to examine the effect of different types of religious
social support in the presence of discrimination on psy-
chiatric illness among African American and Caribbean
black adolescents.
Race and Social Problems
Discrimination is a common experience for black adolescents that can jeopardize their mental heal... more Discrimination is a common experience for
black adolescents that can jeopardize their mental health.
However, researc h suggests that various dimensions of
religion have positive effects on their mental health and
well-bei ng. Additionally, exposu re to discrimination may
vary by youths’ socio-demographic factors, such as gender
and ethnicity. Numerous studies identify the protective
effects of emotional and tangible religious social support
on the mental health of black adults reporting discrimina-
tion. Conversely, fewer studies address the influence of
emotional and tangible religious social support on mental
health for black adolescents experiencing discrimination ,
while also accounting for socio-demographic heterogeneity
among black adolescents. Historically, religion has played
an instrumental role in the diverse narratives of the black
Diaspora in the United States. It is important to account for
its potential protective effects for black youth. Examining
these factors using a compensatory risk and resilience
model, our study finds that black adolescents who
experience discrimination are also more likely to meet
criteria for a psychiatric disorder. Additionally, those who
report experiencing religious social support are less likely
to meet criteria for a psychiatric disorder. These findings
were not moderated by the socio-demographic factors of
gender or ethnicity. To date, this investigation is one of the
first to examine the effect of different types of religious
social support in the presence of discrimination on psy-
chiatric illness among African American and Caribbean
black adolescents.