Spirituality and religiosity in urban adolescents with asthma

J Relig Health. 2012 Mar;51(1):118-31. doi: 10.1007/s10943-010-9408-x.

Abstract

Predictors of multiple dimensions of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) and adolescents' preferences for having S/R (e.g., prayer) addressed in hypothetical medical settings were assessed in a sample of urban adolescents with asthma. Of the 151 adolescents (mean age = 15.8, 60% female, 85% African-American), 81% said that they were religious and spiritual, 58% attended religious services in the past month, and 49% prayed daily. In multivariable models, African-American race/ethnicity and having a religious preference were associated with higher levels of S/R (R (2) = 0.07-0.25, P < .05). Adolescents' preferences for including S/R in the medical setting increased with the severity of the clinical situation (P < .05).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asthma / psychology*
  • Attitude to Health*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Male
  • Religion and Psychology*
  • Spirituality*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
  • Urban Population*