title: A study of religiosity and psychological well-being among african americans: implications for counseling and psychotherapeutic processes.
abstract: This study examined whether a relationship exists between religious orientation as a therapy intervention and the degree of depression, coping behavior and self-esteem among African American adults. In addition, the relationship and predictive power of selected religious and socio-demographic variables and religious orientation as a therapy intervention were studied. African American adults were randomly selected to participate in this empirical study. Age had a significant independent effect on intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity and a linear relationship was found between extrinsic religiosity and the seven demographic predictor variables at the .05 level of significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA.
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Colbert
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jefferson
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033303:Protestantism; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept