Balm in Gilead: Racism, Religious Involvement, and Psychological Distress Among African‐American Adults

By C. Ellison, M. Musick, A. Henderson. 2008

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Subfields: Health, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• SELF-REPORTED EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION AND HEALTH: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES, ONGOING CONTROVERSIES, AND EMERGING ISSUES (2015, background): “…the National Survey of Black Americans found that multiple aspects of religious engagement (attendance, church-based social support, and seeking religious guidance in everyday life) reduced the negative effects of recent experiences of racial discrimination on mental health (Ellison et al. 2008).”
• Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color:Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors (2018, methodology): “In prospective analyses using data from the NSBA, higher levels of religious involvement (church attendance and seeking religious guidance in everyday life) reduced the positive association between racial discrimination and psychological distress (Ellison, Musick, and Henderson 2008).”