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Spirituality, Religiosity, and Weight Management Among African American Adolescent Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study.
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- "I'm Black and I'm Stressed": An Exploratory Literature Review on Stress and Coping Mechanisms Among African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and African Immigrants in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- African American Manhood and self-rated health: What demographic characteristics, health conditions, and aspects of manhood matter?Psychology of men & masculinity · 2021Article
- Weight Misperception among African American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study.Ethnicity & disease · 2021Observational
- Religiosity and Excess Weight Among African-American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Study.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Body, Soul and Spirit, an adaptation of two evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating among adults in churches in Lagos Nigeria: a three-arm cluster randomized controlled pilot trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
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Abstract
Spirituality and religion have been identified as important determinants of health for adults; however, the impact of faith-oriented factors on health behaviors and outcomes among African American adolescent males has not been well studied. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religiosity and spirituality and obesity-related behaviors among 12-19 year old African American males (N = 105) in the Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Key variables of interest are church attendance, prayer, daily spirituality, weight status, attempts to lose weight, nutrition, physical activity, and stress. Daily spirituality is associated with whether an individual attempts to lose weight. The results from logistic regression models suggest that daily spirituality increases the odds that African American male adolescents attempt to lose weight (OR = 1.22, CI: 1.07-1.41) and have a history of diet-focused weight management (OR = 1.13, CI: 1.02-1.26). Future studies are needed to further explore the association between religion, spirituality, and obesity-related behaviors.
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