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Fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in health behaviors among Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and income : testing the Reserve Capacity Model, Elizabeth Janiece Wilson

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Although health disparities are widespread between ethnic and racial minority groups and Whites in the United States, Hispanics seemingly have a relative advantage in one particular health outcome: all-cause mortality. This advantage is most pronounced among the least acculturated Hispanics. Therefore, it is plausible that this phenomenon, known as the Hispanic Paradox, may be explained in part by social and cultural resources that are predominate in Hispanic cultures. These resources may buffer the negative effects of low socioeconomic status on health, as postulated in the Reserve Capacity Model. Fatalism is one such cultural value, and previous results have been mixed regarding its relationship with health outcomes in Hispanics. In White populations, studies tend to find a negative association between fatalism and health outcomes. To explain these divergent results, fatalism may be conceptually related to another socio-cultural resource, religiosity. Some studies have found an association between religiosity and fatalism. In general, religiosity-- specifically religious attendance--is positively related to health outcomes and engagement in healthy behaviors. Most research has studied the connection between religiosity and fatalism to specific health outcomes, such as disease diagnosis or mortality, or health behaviors. Less research has considered the effects of religious attendance and fatalism on more general health outcomes, such as health-related quality of life. Furthermore, there is considerable variability in the results of these studies, suggesting a complex relationship and the possibility of moderating variables. Therefore, the present study used regression analyses to study relationships between fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in healthy behaviors in a sample of 133 Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and socioeconomic status. It was hypothesized that the combination of high fatalism and high religious attendance would positively predict high levels of physical and mental health related quality of life and engagement in healthy behaviors. However, results showed that the interaction of fatalism and religious attendance failed to predict physical health related quality of life and engagement in healthy behaviors. And, contrary to my hypothesis, the combination of high fatalism and high religious attendance was related to low mental health related quality of life
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  • "A thesis in Psychology."
  • Advisor: Kymberley K. Bennett
  • Vita
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  • Introduction
  • Review of the literature
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Appendix A. Measures
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Fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in health behaviors among Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and income : testing the Reserve Capacity Model
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Fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in health behaviors among Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and income
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testing the Reserve Capacity Model
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Elizabeth Janiece Wilson
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eng
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Although health disparities are widespread between ethnic and racial minority groups and Whites in the United States, Hispanics seemingly have a relative advantage in one particular health outcome: all-cause mortality. This advantage is most pronounced among the least acculturated Hispanics. Therefore, it is plausible that this phenomenon, known as the Hispanic Paradox, may be explained in part by social and cultural resources that are predominate in Hispanic cultures. These resources may buffer the negative effects of low socioeconomic status on health, as postulated in the Reserve Capacity Model. Fatalism is one such cultural value, and previous results have been mixed regarding its relationship with health outcomes in Hispanics. In White populations, studies tend to find a negative association between fatalism and health outcomes. To explain these divergent results, fatalism may be conceptually related to another socio-cultural resource, religiosity. Some studies have found an association between religiosity and fatalism. In general, religiosity-- specifically religious attendance--is positively related to health outcomes and engagement in healthy behaviors. Most research has studied the connection between religiosity and fatalism to specific health outcomes, such as disease diagnosis or mortality, or health behaviors. Less research has considered the effects of religious attendance and fatalism on more general health outcomes, such as health-related quality of life. Furthermore, there is considerable variability in the results of these studies, suggesting a complex relationship and the possibility of moderating variables. Therefore, the present study used regression analyses to study relationships between fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in healthy behaviors in a sample of 133 Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and socioeconomic status. It was hypothesized that the combination of high fatalism and high religious attendance would positively predict high levels of physical and mental health related quality of life and engagement in healthy behaviors. However, results showed that the interaction of fatalism and religious attendance failed to predict physical health related quality of life and engagement in healthy behaviors. And, contrary to my hypothesis, the combination of high fatalism and high religious attendance was related to low mental health related quality of life
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Wilson, Elizabeth Janiece
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M.A.
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(Department of Psychology).
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2018.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City,
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Bennett, Kymberley K.
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  • Hispanic Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
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Fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in health behaviors among Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and income : testing the Reserve Capacity Model, Elizabeth Janiece Wilson
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  • "A thesis in Psychology."
  • Advisor: Kymberley K. Bennett
  • Vita
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-87)
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Introduction -- Review of the literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Measures
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1081041823
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1 online resource (88 pages)
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  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
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Fatalism, religious attendance, health-related quality of life, and engagement in health behaviors among Hispanic Americans low in acculturation and income : testing the Reserve Capacity Model, Elizabeth Janiece Wilson
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A thesis in Psychology."
  • Advisor: Kymberley K. Bennett
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-87)
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online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Review of the literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Measures
Control code
1081041823
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (88 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1081041823
System details
  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web

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