Abstract
This study examined use of clergy for serious personal problems within a representative sample of US black Caribbean adults
from the National Survey of American Life. Logistic regression analysis was used and confirmed the importance of problem type,
church involvement, and nativity as correlates of clergy use. Findings for black Caribbeans indicate similarities, as well
as important departures from prior research on the correlates of clergy assistance among African Americans. These and other
findings confirm the position of black Caribbeans as a distinctive ethnic subgroup within the general black population in
the United States.
from the National Survey of American Life. Logistic regression analysis was used and confirmed the importance of problem type,
church involvement, and nativity as correlates of clergy use. Findings for black Caribbeans indicate similarities, as well
as important departures from prior research on the correlates of clergy assistance among African Americans. These and other
findings confirm the position of black Caribbeans as a distinctive ethnic subgroup within the general black population in
the United States.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s12552-011-9056-0
- Authors
- Robert Joseph Taylor, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Amanda Toler Woodward, School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Linda M. Chatters, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Jacqueline S. Mattis, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- James S. Jackson, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Journal Race and Social Problems
- Online ISSN 1867-1756
- Print ISSN 1867-1748