This study explored religious emotional support as a mediator of the association between organized religious involvement (ORI) and mental well-being among African American and Caribbean Black girls. Data are drawn from a nationally representative survey of Black adolescents. The sample was composed of African American (n = 412) and Caribbean Black (n = 165) girls, aged 13–17. Structural equation modeling tested direct and indirect effects of ORI on mental well-being, through religious emotional support. For African American girls, ORI was not directly related to any of the mental well-being outcomes. Religious emotional support mediated the association between ORI and self-esteem, mastery, and life satisfaction. For Caribbean Black girls, ORI was negatively associated with mastery and life satisfaction. Religious emotional support mediated the association between ORI and life satisfaction. Results suggest that the well-being benefits of ORI for Black girls only remain significant in the presence of religious emotional support and are different for ethnic subgroups.

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一个非常现实的帮助：宗教支持对黑人少女心理健康的作用

本研究探讨了宗教情感支持作为非裔美国人和加勒比黑人女孩有组织的宗教参与 (ORI) 与心理健康之间关联的中介作用。数据来自对黑人青少年的全国代表性调查。样本由非裔美国人 ( n  = 412) 和加勒比黑人 ( n = 165) 13-17 岁的女孩。结构方程模型通过宗教情感支持测试了 ORI 对心理健康的直接和间接影响。对于非裔美国女孩，ORI 与任何心理健康结果都没有直接关系。宗教情感支持介导了 ORI 与自尊、掌握和生活满意度之间的关联。对于加勒比黑人女孩来说，ORI 与掌握程度和生活满意度呈负相关。宗教情感支持介导了 ORI 与生活满意度之间的关联。结果表明，ORI 对黑人女孩的福祉益处仅在存在宗教情感支持的情况下仍然显着，并且在种族亚群中有所不同。