عنوان

Religious Involvement and Feelings of Connectedness with Others among Older Americans

شماره

LA109014

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Religious Involvement and Feelings of Connectedness with Others among Older Americans

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Neal Krause, R. David Hayward, Neal Krause, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Some researchers maintain that one of the primary functions of religion is to help individuals develop a strong sense of connectedness with other people. However, there is little research on how a sense of connectedness arises. The purpose of this study is to examine this issue. A conceptual model is developed to test the following key hypotheses: (1) blacks are more likely than whites to affiliate with Conservative Christian denominations; (2) Conservative Christians attend worship services more often than individuals in other faith traditions; (3) people who go to church more often are more likely to receive informal spiritual support i.e., encouragement to adopt religious beliefs and practices); (4) individuals who receive more spiritual support are more likely to read religious literature and watch or listen to religious programs; and (5) people who engage in these private religious practices are more likely to feel a close sense of religiously based connectedness with others. Data from a nationwide longitudinal survey provides support for each hypothesis. Some researchers maintain that one of the primary functions of religion is to help individuals develop a strong sense of connectedness with other people. However, there is little research on how a sense of connectedness arises. The purpose of this study is to examine this issue. A conceptual model is developed to test the following key hypotheses: (1) blacks are more likely than whites to affiliate with Conservative Christian denominations; (2) Conservative Christians attend worship services more often than individuals in other faith traditions; (3) people who go to church more often are more likely to receive informal spiritual support i.e., encouragement to adopt religious beliefs and practices); (4) individuals who receive more spiritual support are more likely to read religious literature and watch or listen to religious programs; and (5) people who engage in these private religious practices are more likely to feel a close sense of religiously based connectedness with others. Data from a nationwide longitudinal survey provides support for each hypothesis.

تاريخ نشر

2013

توصيف ظاهري

259-282

عنوان

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

شماره جلد

35/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1573-6121

اصطلاح موضوعی

connectedness with others

اصطلاح موضوعی

private religious practices

اصطلاح موضوعی

spiritual support

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Neal Krause

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

R. David Hayward

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15736121-12341266

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y