ObjectivesThis study examined the association of minority religious identification (Hindu or Muslim) with self‐reported stress and psychological symptoms among sedentee and immigrant Bangladeshi women.MethodsWomen, aged 35–59 (n = 531) were drawn from Sylhet, Bangladesh and London, England. Muslim immigrants in London and Hindu sedentees in Sylhet represented minority religious identities. Muslim sedentees in Sylhet and Londoners of European descent represented majority religious identities. In bivariate analyses, minority religious identity was examined in relation to self‐reported measures of stress, nervous tension, and depressed mood. Logistic regression was applied to examine the relationship between these variables while adjusting for marital status, parity, daily walking, and perceived financial comfort.ResultsIn bivariate analyses, religious minorities reported more stress than religious majorities in all group comparisons (p < .05), and minority Muslims reported more nervous tension and depressed mood than majority Muslims (p < .05). In logistic regression models, minority Muslims had greater odds of high stress than majority Muslims (OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.18–3.39). Minority Muslims had greater odds of stress (OR 3.05, 95% CI 1.51–6.17) and nervous tension (OR 3.37, 95% CI 1.66–6.87) than majority Londoners. Financial comfort reduced odds of stress and symptoms in all models.ConclusionsSocioeconomic situation, immigration history, and minority ethnicity appear to influence the relationship between religious identity and psychosomatic symptoms in Bangladeshi women. Attention to personal and socioeconomic context is important for research examining the association between religion and mental health.

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宗教少数群体身份与孟加拉国和伦敦穆斯林和印度教妇女的压力和心理健康有关

目的本研究调查了久坐不动的孟加拉国女性和移民女性中少数民族宗教认同（印度教或穆斯林）与自我报告的压力和心理症状之间的关系。方法女性，年龄 35-59 岁（n= 531）来自孟加拉国锡尔赫特和英国伦敦。伦敦的穆斯林移民和锡尔赫特的印度教定居者代表了少数宗教身份。锡尔赫特的穆斯林定居者和欧洲血统的伦敦人代表了大多数宗教身份。在双变量分析中，研究了少数群体的宗教身份与自我报告的压力、神经紧张和抑郁情绪的关系。应用逻辑回归来检验这些变量之间的关系，同时调整婚姻状况、奇偶性、每日步行和感知的经济舒适度。结果在双变量分析中，在所有组比较中，宗教少数群体比宗教多数群体报告了更大的压力（p< .05），少数穆斯林比大多数穆斯林报告更多的神经紧张和抑郁情绪（p< .05)。在逻辑回归模型中，少数民族穆斯林比占多数的穆斯林更有可能承受高压力（OR 2.00，95% CI 1.18-3.39）。与大多数伦敦人相比，少数族裔穆斯林面临更大的压力（OR 3.05，95% CI 1.51–6.17）和神经紧张（OR 3.37，95% CI 1.66–6.87）。经济舒适度降低了所有模型中出现压力和症状的几率。结论社会经济状况、移民历史和少数民族似乎影响孟加拉国女性的宗教认同和心身症状之间的关系。关注个人和社会经济背景对于研究宗教与心理健康之间的关联非常重要。