Associations of Historical Loss, Resilience, and Coping with Loss-related Emotional Symptoms in the Anishinaabe

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ID15329370
AuthorsCharlee N Brissette (Indigenous Health Educator, The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, corresponding author), Erum Z Whyne (0000-0003-4950-4405, The University of Texas at Austin), Z Erum Whyne (Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas, Austin, TX), H Matthew Lehrer (0000-0003-0239-5037, University of Pittsburgh), Jihun Woo (0000-0003-3281-6269, Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas, Austin, TX), Mary A Steinhardt (Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas, Austin, TX., Email: [email protected]), M Steinhardt (0000-0003-3203-7054, The University of Texas at Austin)
Year2020
Volume44
Issue2
Pages244-251
Publication date2020-02-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.44.2.11
PMID32019656
OpenAlexW3005527799
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Objectives: Native Americans have higher rates of mental health symptoms and chronic disease compared to the general population, partly due to historical loss (eg, land, language, culture). Few studies have examined strength-based characteristics that enable Native populations to cope with loss and reduce loss-related emotional symptoms (eg, anxiety, anger). Methods: We recruited 81 participants (mean age 47.9 years; 61% female) in a midwestern Anishinaabe community using convenience sampling. Participants completed questionnaires assessing historical loss, loss-related emotional symptoms, psychological resilience, and maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies. Hierarchical regression analyses examined associations of historical loss, psychological resilience, and coping strategies with loss-related emotional symptoms after controlling for demographics. Results: Historical loss ( β = .56, p .05) were not associated with loss-related symptoms. Conclusions : Findings suggest that historical loss is associated with loss-related emotional symptoms in the Anishinaabe population. Public health programs that foster psychological resilience and reduce maladaptive coping strategies are needed to address these loss-related symptoms

Anger · Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Demographics · Environmental health · Mental health · Multilevel model · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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