OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to understand how Indigenous language and spirituality revitalization efforts may affect mental health within Indigenous communities. Although Indigenous communities experience disproportionate rates of mental health problems, research supporting language and spirituality's role in improving mental health is under-researched and poorly understood. METHOD Data for this study are from a Community-based Participatory Research Project involving five Anishinaabe tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Participants were sampled from clinic records of adults with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, living on or near the reservation, and self-identifying as American Indian (mean age = 46.3; n = 191). RESULT Structural equation modeling illustrates that language use in the home is associated with positive mental health through spiritual connectedness. CONCLUSION Results support tribal community expressions of the positive effects of cultural involvement for Indigenous wellbeing, and improve what is known about the interconnectedness of language and spirituality. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

---

通过祈祷建立精神联系，作为土著语言使用和积极心理健康之间关系的中介。


目的 本研究的目的是了解土著语言和精神振兴工作如何影响土著社区内的心理健康。尽管原住民社区遭受心理健康问题的比例过高，但支持语言和灵性在改善心理健康方面的作用的研究却缺乏研究和了解。方法 本研究的数据来自一个基于社区的参与性研究项目，涉及明尼苏达州和威斯康星州的五个 Anishinaabe 部落。参与者是从诊断为 2 型糖尿病、生活在保留地或附近、自称为美洲印第安人的成年人的临床记录中抽样的（平均年龄 = 46.3；n = 191）。结果结构方程模型表明，家庭中的语言使用通过精神联系与积极的心理健康相关。结论 结果支持部落社区表达文化参与对土著福祉的积极影响，并提高了对语言和精神相互联系的了解。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。