Exploring the trail to health: enculturation, sense of coherence, and well-being in American Indians
Graduation Date
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Counseling Psychology, 2010
Committee Chair Name
Lizabeth Eckerd
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
American Indians, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Psychology, Well-being, Sense of coherence, Enculturation
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between enculturation, sense of coherence, and psychological well-being in American Indians. Thirty-six participants completed anonymous, pencil-and-paper questionnaires assessing each of the three variables under study. Three hypotheses were predicted and tested using Pearson's product moment correlations: 1) enculturation and well-being would be positively correlated; 2) enculturation and a sense of coherence would be positively correlated, and 3) a sense of coherence and well-being would be positively correlated. A fourth hypothesis was proposed stating that if the first three hypotheses were supported a regression analysis would be conducted to determine if a sense of coherence mediated the relationship between enculturation and well-being. The correlational analyses did not support hypotheses one and two but did support hypothesis three. Sense of coherence and psychological well-being had a strong, significant, positive correlation. The regression analysis was not conducted to test hypothesis four because of the nonsignificant results found for hypotheses one and two. It was concluded that enculturation may not be an important construct in determining a sense of psychological well-being in American Indians but that a sense of coherence may be, and that future research is needed.
Recommended Citation
Simms, Tina S., "Exploring the trail to health: enculturation, sense of coherence, and well-being in American Indians" (2010). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1199.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1199
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/8p58pg56g