title: The roles of spirituality in the relationship between traumatic life events, mental health, and drug use among African American women from one southern state.
abstract: This study examines the role of spirituality as a moderator of the relationship between traumatic life experiences, mental health, and drug use in a sample of African American women. It was hypothesized that there would be an inverse relationship overall between spirituality and mental health and drug use among this sample of African American women. Secondly, was expected that spirituality would moderate the relationship between traumatic life events and mental health and drug use. African American women (n = 206) were recruited from the community and from probation officers in three urban areas of a southern state, and face-to-face interviews were completed. Findings indicated that there was a main effect for spirituality (as measured by existential well-being on the Spiritual Well-Being Scale) and traumatic life events, mental health, and alcohol use. In addition, spirituality was a significant moderator of the relationship between traumatic life events and cocaine use. Discussion and implications for African American women are included.
authors.affiliation: 1UK College of Social Work, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky , Lexington, Kentucky , USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staton-Tindall
authors.forename: Jamieson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duvall
authors.forename: Danelle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stevens-Watkins
authors.forename: Carrie B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Oser
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008016:Life Change Events; D008603:Mental Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D029181:Spirituality; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*
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