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Religion, health, and psychological well-being in older adults
— findings from three national surveys | | Author(s) | Jeffrey S Levin, Linda M Chatters |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 10, no 4, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 504-531 |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Pastoral care ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The impact of religious involvement on health status and psychological well-being was examined in this study, using data from three national probability surveys: the Myth and Reality of Aging, the Quality of American Life, and Americans' Changing Lives. Constructs were measured by single items and indices that varied across data sets. A proposed theoretical model specified direct effects of religiosity on health and well-being and indirect effects on well-being through health. Analyses consisted of structural-equation modelling of confirmed measurement models using weighted least squares estimation in LISREL 8.03. The model was analysed first as specified and was then rerun controlling for the effects of six exogenous constructs: age, gender, race, marital status, education, and geographical region. Findings revealed excellent overall fit in all three samples and the presence of statistically significant religious effects, notably positive net effects of organisational religiosity, in all three samples. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981109406 A |
| Classmark | EX: OW: CC: D:F:5HH: 7T |
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