Core religious beliefs and providing support to others in late life
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A number of studies suggest that people who have strong social support systems at church tend to enjoy better mental and physical health. Yet little is known about the factors that promote strong church-based social support networks. The purpose of this study is to show that key religious beliefs may have something to do with it. A new construct - spiritual connectedness - is introduced for this purpose. Spiritual connectedness refers to an awareness of the bond that exists among all people and the sense of the interdependence among them. Data from a nationwide longitudinal survey of older people in the United States reveal that a strong sense of spiritual connectedness is associated with providing more emotional support and tangible assistance to fellow church members over time. The data further reveal that older people with a strong sense of spiritual connectedness are more likely to pray for others, as well.
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Of the 29 best social support studies, 27 (93%) reported significant positive relationships.
“Of the 29 best studies, 27 (93%) reported significant positive relationships [82, 267–274].”
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- Authors
- Krause, N., & Bastida, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Krause, Neal
- Venue
- Mental Health, Religion & Culture
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 75-96
- ISSN
- 1367-4676 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-9737
- PMC
- PMC2947450
- OpenAlex
- W2037225640
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 41 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Mental Health Religion & Culture (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG014749)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Keywords
- spiritual connectedness, religious beliefs, older adults, emotional support, interdependence, religiosity and health
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