Africultural Coping, Distress, and Satisfaction With Life Within African Americans

There are a limited amount of studies examining coping methods, psychological distress, and satisfaction with life within African Americans. This study determined whether Africultural coping acts as a moderator between psychological distress and satisfaction with life within an African American community sample. Participants (N = 73) completed a demographic questionnaire, the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory, Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21 and were recruited from a local mental health clinic and social media sites. Results suggested that the ritual-centered coping sub-scale moderated the relationship between satisfaction with life and psychological distress within this sample