Spirituality, self-compassion, and anxiety among sexual minority men: a longitudinal mediation analysis.
Anxiety Stress Coping
; 36(2): 229-240, 2023 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Research related to anxiety among sexual minority men (SMM) typically focuses on risk factors. It has seldom examined factors that may be associated with lower levels of anxiety. This gap in the literature represents an opportunity to explore positive psychological factors that may be related to lower levels of anxiety among this group. Spirituality and self-compassion are two positive psychological factors that have been associated with reduced anxiety in general samples but have been understudied among SMM. This study aimed to determine the longitudinal associations between spirituality, self-compassion, and anxiety. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
Guided by an Afrocentric psychological framework, we conducted a secondary quantitative analysis with data from a racially and ethnically diverse sample of 697 U.S. SMM.RESULTS:
Utilizing Hayes PROCESS Macro Model 4, we found that spirituality at baseline was positively associated with self-compassion at baseline, which in turn was inversely associated with anxiety at 12-month follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Overall, our findings provide evidence that spirituality and self-compassion are two positive psychological factors that are inversely associated with anxiety among SMM.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espiritualidade
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Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anxiety Stress Coping
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM