RT Article
T1 Belief in miracles, religious/spiritual struggles, and depressive symptoms: exploring variation among American Indian, South Asian, and White cohorts in the study on stress, spirituality, and health
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 27
IS 6
SP 593
OP 614
A1 Upenieks, Laura
A1 Kent, Blake Victor
A1 Kanaya, Alka M. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A1 Eliassen, A. Heather
A1 Cole, Shelley A.
A1 Shields, Alexandra E. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Kent, Blake Victor
A2 Kanaya, Alka M. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Eliassen, A. Heather
A2 Cole, Shelley A.
A2 Shields, Alexandra E. ca. 20./21. Jh.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1926574087
AB This study examines the relationship between the belief that God heals physical illness through miracles with depressive symptoms, and the possible moderating role of religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles. We utilise the Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health (SSSH), which includes community-based South Asian (SA) and American Indian (AI) samples and a sample of predominantly White female nurses. Results indicate American Indians are almost twice as likely as South Asians or White nurses to believe in miraculous healing. We document null associations between belief in miracles and depressive symptoms in the American Indian and South Asian samples; however, belief in miracles is linked to lower depressive symptoms among White nurses. Across all three groups, R/S struggles has a stronger association with depressive symptom burden for those who do not believe in miracles.
K1 Race
K1 Depressive symptoms
K1 R/S struggles
K1 Healing
K1 Miracles
DO 10.1080/13674676.2025.2474163