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| Religious meaning and subjective well-being in late life | | Author(s) | Neal Krause |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 3, May 2003 |
| Pages | pp S160-S170 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | White people ; Black people ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; Life satisfaction ; Self esteem ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A major emphasis in this study is placed on assessing race differences in the relationship between religious meaning and subjective well-being. Interviews were conducted with a multivariate sample of older Whites and Blacks. Survey items were administered to assess a sense of meaning in life that is derived specifically from religion. Subjective well-being was measured with indices of life satisfaction, self-esteem and optimism. The findings suggest that older people who derive a sense of meaning in life from religion tend to have higher levels of life satisfaction, self-esteem and optimism. The data further reveal that older Blacks are more likely to find meaning in religion than older Whites. In addition, the relationships between religious meaning, life satisfaction, self-esteem and optimism tend to be stronger in older African Americans than in older Whites. Researchers have argued for some time that religion may be an important source of resilience for older Black people, but it is not clear how these beneficial affects arise. The data from this study suggest that religious meaning may be an important factor. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071204206 A |
| Classmark | TKA: TKE: EX: D:F:5HH: F:5HH: DPA: 48: 7T |
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