Gender and Race Variations in the Intersection of Religious Involvement, Early Trauma, and Adult Health.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to determine gender and race variations in regards to the influence of religious involvement (RI) as a moderator of the effects of early traumatic stress (ETS) on health-related quality of life among adult survivors of child abuse.

Design

A cross-sectional predictive design was used to study Seventh-day Adventist adults in North America (N = 10,283).

Methods

A secondary analysis of data collected via questionnaires was done using multiple regression.

Results

Data revealed that women had a significantly higher prevalence of any or all ETS subtypes, except for physical abuse prevalence, which was the same for both genders. Blacks reported a significantly higher prevalence of at least one ETS subtype than did Whites, except for neglect, wh

SUBMITTER: Reinert KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486635 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature