Use of ministers for a serious personal problem among African Americans: Findings from the national survey of American life

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-127

  Chatters, Linda M ^a   Mattis, Jacqueline S ^b   Woodward, Amanda Toler ^c   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^d   Neighbors, Harold W ^d   Grayman, Nyasha A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men and women; Logistic regression; Ministers; National Survey of American Life; Problem oriented approach; Religious socialization; Social stratification; Socioemotional support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RELIGION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; BEREAVEMENT; CLERGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650966627     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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