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The sense of divine control and the self-concept
— a study of race differences in late life | | Author(s) | Scott Schieman, Tetyana Pudrovska, Melissa A Milkie |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 27, no 2, March 2005 |
| Pages | pp 165-196 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | White people ; Black people ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Self esteem ; Competence ; Adjustment ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Perceived divine control involves the extent to which an individual perceives that God controls the direction and outcome of life. Using of data from adults aged 65+ in the District of Columbia (DC) and two adjoining counties in Maryland (MD),. this study finds that among Whites only, divine control is associated negatively with mastery. Adjustments in socio-economic status, other forms of religiosity and stressors contribute to that race-contingent association. In addition, among Blacks, divine control is associated positively with self-esteem, especially among Black women. That effect remains net of socio-economic and other controls. Conversely, among White men, divine control is associated negatively with self-esteem, although adjustment for socio-economic status explains most of that association. The authors discuss these findings in the context of the ongoing debate about the psychological effects of different forms of religiosity. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-050504215 A |
| Classmark | TKA: TKE: EX: DPA: DPB: DR: 48: 7T |
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