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<p>The importance of religious/spiritual (R/S) well-being is strongly associated with positive health behaviors. Research has found that African Americans extensively utilize positive religious coping strategies to cope with stress and adversity. Therefore, positive religious coping may play an essential role in protecting African Americans against the adverse health effects of intrapersonal, interpersonal, or institutionalized forms of racism. This qualitative research study utilized consensual qualitative research to explore the beliefs and practices among African American men (<i>N</i> = 8) involving Black identity, devaluation, hope, and spirituality. We found the most central themes of the study involved participants resonating with using a deep spiritual connection as a driving force for overcoming racial stress, cultivating social support, investing in personal spirituality, and having faith to overcome adversity embodied a form of resilience for these African American men. Therefore, the protective factors most prevalent involve R/S identity, self-purpose, and community and collective support from friends, family, mentors, and churches to overcome the adverse effects of racial stress and race-based trauma. These resiliency themes are essential factors that highlight the importance of healthy R/S coping that may promote physical, psychological, and R/S well-being.</p>

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Evaluating the Religious/Spiritual Habits of African American Men as a Protective Factor Against Race-Based Trauma

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    2025年12月3日

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  • Philip Kwaku Sarpong,
  • Cassandra Page,
  • Lucy Moon

摘要

The importance of religious/spiritual (R/S) well-being is strongly associated with positive health behaviors. Research has found that African Americans extensively utilize positive religious coping strategies to cope with stress and adversity. Therefore, positive religious coping may play an essential role in protecting African Americans against the adverse health effects of intrapersonal, interpersonal, or institutionalized forms of racism. This qualitative research study utilized consensual qualitative research to explore the beliefs and practices among African American men (N = 8) involving Black identity, devaluation, hope, and spirituality. We found the most central themes of the study involved participants resonating with using a deep spiritual connection as a driving force for overcoming racial stress, cultivating social support, investing in personal spirituality, and having faith to overcome adversity embodied a form of resilience for these African American men. Therefore, the protective factors most prevalent involve R/S identity, self-purpose, and community and collective support from friends, family, mentors, and churches to overcome the adverse effects of racial stress and race-based trauma. These resiliency themes are essential factors that highlight the importance of healthy R/S coping that may promote physical, psychological, and R/S well-being.