Stress and Religious Involvement Among Older Blacks
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We conducted this study in a nationwide sample of older Black Americans to determine whether religious involvement helps to reduce the negative impact of stressful life events. The major outcome measures were self-esteem and feelings of personal control. Three models of the stress process were evaluated empirically: the suppressor, moderator, and distress-deterrent models. The data provided support for the distress-deterrent model only. The findings from this model indicated that although life stress to erode feelings of self-worth and mastery, these negative effects were offset or counterbalanced by increased religious involvement.
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- Authors
- Krause, N., & Van Tran, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- ORCID
- Krause, N.
- Venue
- Journal of Gerontology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1989-01-01
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- S4-S13
- ISSN
- 0022-1422 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2036371495
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 12.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Gerontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Boston College
- University of Michigan
- University of Sussex
- 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
- religious involvement, stress, life events, self-esteem, personal control, mastery, stress process model
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Religion and Psychology, Self Concept, Stress, Psychological
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