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Beyond church attendance
— religiosity and mental health among rural older adults | | Author(s) | Jim Michell, Dave Weatherly |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 15, no 1, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 37-54 |
| Keywords | Christianity ; Faith ; Worship ; Mental health [elderly] ; Rural areas ; Ethnic groups ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data from 2 random samples of older people living in the community in eastern North Carolina (NC) are used to assess the effects on mental health of Christian religious sub-dimensions, including church attendance and participation, belief that religious faith affects health, and belief that prayer and God combine with medical treatment to cure illness. Self-reported religiosity in this population across dimensions is described, and the effects of selected demographic characteristics on religiosity and respondents' mental health are assessed. Findings suggest that Christian religious beliefs and practices are widespread in this mainly rural population, and that women and older African Americans are more likely than others to profess religious beliefs and to participate in church-related activities. Multivariate results suggest that reduced health status - including functional ability - combines with limited participation in church activities to result in poorer self-rated mental health and more symptoms of depression. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001026204 A |
| Classmark | TS: EX5: OWL: D: RL: TK: 7T |
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