TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the relationship between encouragement and health-related quality of life among Muslims
AU - Hodge, David
AU - Zidan, Tarek
AU - Husain, Altaf
PY - 2017/7/3
Y1 - 2017/7/3
N2 - This study examines the relationship between encouragement and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among a sample of American Muslims, in tandem with the potential mediating effects of depression and spirituality. To conduct this cross-sectional study, a model was developed and tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) with a community sample of Muslims (N = 284). The results indicate that encouragement has a direct, positive effect on HRQOL. Neither depression nor spirituality mediated the relationship between encouragement and HRQOL. Rather, both variables exhibited a direct, independent effect on HRQOL. In addition, spirituality exhibited an indirect effect on HRQOL through attenuating depression. The findings underscore the importance of encouragement as a pathway to enhance HRQOL among Muslims in post-9/11 America. The results also suggest that spirituality can play a significant role in fostering HRQOL among Muslims, both directly and indirectly by reducing the effects of depression on HRQOL.
AB - This study examines the relationship between encouragement and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among a sample of American Muslims, in tandem with the potential mediating effects of depression and spirituality. To conduct this cross-sectional study, a model was developed and tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) with a community sample of Muslims (N = 284). The results indicate that encouragement has a direct, positive effect on HRQOL. Neither depression nor spirituality mediated the relationship between encouragement and HRQOL. Rather, both variables exhibited a direct, independent effect on HRQOL. In addition, spirituality exhibited an indirect effect on HRQOL through attenuating depression. The findings underscore the importance of encouragement as a pathway to enhance HRQOL among Muslims in post-9/11 America. The results also suggest that spirituality can play a significant role in fostering HRQOL among Muslims, both directly and indirectly by reducing the effects of depression on HRQOL.
KW - Depression
KW - Muslims
KW - encouragement
KW - health
KW - spirituality
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U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2017.1316338
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2017.1316338
M3 - Article
C2 - 28513290
AN - SCOPUS:85019651277
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 56
SP - 470
EP - 487
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 6
ER -