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| Religiousness and psychological distress in Jewish and Christian older adults | | Author(s) | Joseph C McGowan, Elizabeth Midlarsky, Ruth T Morin, Liat S Graber |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 39, nos 1-5, 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 489-507 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Christianity ; Judaism ; Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Stress ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Previous work has shown that the association between religious belief and psychological distress is stronger for Christians than Jews, while religious activity is associated with lower psychological distress for both groups. In this study, the authors explore how the association between religiousness and psychological distress varies by religious affiliation. Interviews were conducted using a community sample of 143 Christian and Jewish older adults aged 65+. Quantitative measures were used to assess levels of organisational and intrinsic religiosity, as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety. Christians who are highly involved in the organisational aspects of their religion report fewer depressive symptoms than Jews who have high levels of organizational religiosity, and the opposite is the case at lower levels of organisational religiosity. No significant group differences were found in the relationship between religiousness and anxiety. The results of this study indicate a difference between Jews and Christians in the reasons that they turn to their respective religious services, particularly in late life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120222 A |
| Classmark | TS: TUW: TR: EX: QNH: 3KB: 7T |
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