"You Need a Song to Bring You through": The Use of Religious Songs to Manage Stressful Life Events

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Jill B.; Sandelowski, Margarete; Moore, Angelo D.; Agarwal, Mansi; Koenig, Harold G.
Titel	"You Need a Song to Bring You through": The Use of Religious Songs to Manage Stressful Life Events
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 53 (2013) 1, S.26-38 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gns064
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; African Americans; Content Analysis; Coping; Singing; Semi Structured Interviews; Older Adults; Religious Factors; Cultural Relevance; Stress Management; Beliefs; Intervention; Spiritual Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Afroamerikaner; Inhaltsanalyse; Bewältigung; Gesang; Älterer Erwachsener; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Belief; Glaube
Abstract	Purpose: To explore in a sample of older African Americans how religious songs were used to cope with stressful life events and to explore the religious beliefs associated with these songs. Design and Methods: Sixty-five African American older adults residing in the Southeastern US participated in a qualitative descriptive study involving criterion sampling, open-ended semi-structured interviews, qualitative content analysis, and descriptive statistics. Results: Religion expressed through song was a coping strategy for participants experiencing stressful life events who described feelings of being comforted, strengthened, able to endure, uplifted, and able to find peace by turning to the types of religious songs described here. Five types of songs were used including those evoking "Thanksgiving and Praise," "Instructive," "Memory of Forefathers," "Communication with God," and "Life after Death." Implications: Religious songs are an important form of religious expression important to the mental health of older African Americans. The incorporation of religious songs into spiritual care interventions might enhance the cultural relevance of mental health interventions in this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10