Cynthia Woolever
Biographic Data
| ID | 304819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Woolever |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolever |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLEVER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hartford Institute for Religion Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gratitude to God, Self-Rated Health, and Depressive Symptoms
This study has three goals. The first is to see whether the opportunity to engage in volunteer work at church fosters friendships with co-religionists. The second goal is to see whether the support these friends provide bolsters feelings of gratitude to God. The third goal is to see whether feelings of gratitude to God are associated with health and depressive symptoms. The following linkages in our conceptual model elaborate and extend these obj…
Church Involvement, Spiritual Growth, Meaning in Life, and Health
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between involvement in three aspects of congregational life and spiritual growth. In addition, an effort is made to see if spiritual growth may, in turn, affect health. A latent variable model was developed to test the following hypotheses: (1) individuals who attend worship services more often, attend Bible study and prayer group meetings more frequently, and individuals who receive more sp…
The gender ratio in the pews: Consequences for congregational vitality
Women participate in congregations in larger numbers and to a greater extent than men do. This study addresses two linked questions: (1) how do female worshipers differ from male worshipers; and (2) if female worshipers have a distinct profile, what might be the organizational consequences of the gender imbalance on congregations? Based on a national random sample of 111,475 worshipers in 434 congregations in the USA, the analysis demonstrates th…
What do we think about our future and does it matter: Congregational identity and vitality
Worshipers in a national random sample of 309 conservative and mainline Protestant congregations in the USA completed surveys during religious services in 2001. An index was created to capture a dimension of congregational identity: worshipers’ vision for their congregation’s future and their commitment to it. Results show that worshipers in conservative Protestant congregations are more optimistic about their congregation’s future than worshiper…
Fast‐growing churches: What distinguishes them from others
The 400 fastest‐growing churches (based on the percentage change in average worship attendance in the previous five years) in the Presbyterian Church (USA), a mainline Protestant denomination, were invited to take part in the US Congregational Life Survey. Completed surveys were received from 19,033 worshipers in 93 fast‐growing churches. These fast‐growing churches were compared to a random sample of 523 PC(USA) churches that also took part in t…
Divorce and Annulment Among American Catholics
This study represents an exploratory study of annulments within the Catholic Church. The focus is on (1) the characteristics of annulment applicants in comparison to those who have not sought an annulment, and (2) a comparison of these same two groups in terms of the reasons they give for justifying a divorce. A review of the popular literature revealed that very few articles have appeared on Catholic annulments. Within the social scientific area…
Economic and environmental concerns as influences on growth attitudes: A research note
Two sets of items from Albrecht et al. (1986) are used to examine small town residents’ attitudes about the environment and the economy. One scale measures a general growth ethic while the other measures attitudes concerning urban growth. Concern over the environment and the economy are assessed with items drawn from Blocker and Eckberg (1989). Results indicate that environmental concerns are a stronger influence on growth attitudes than are econ…
A Contextual Approach to Neighbourhood Attachment
In spite of prophecies to the contrary, the urban neighbourhood continues to be an important locale for formal and informal social action. Attachment to neighbourhood is complex and the reasons for it are not captured simply by matching the attributes of the individual resident and his or her attitudes and behaviour, as previous studies have suggested. Characteristics of the neighbourhood itself need to be incorporated into an analysis of attachm…
A Contextual Approach to Neighbourhood Attachment
In spite of prophecies to the contrary, the urban neighbourhood continues to be an important locale for formal and informal social action. Attachment to neighbourhood is complex and the reasons for it are not captured simply by matching the attributes of the individual resident and his or her attitudes and behaviour, as previous studies have suggested. Characteristics of the neighbourhood itself need to be incorporated into an analysis of attachm…
Gratitude to God, Self-Rated Health, and Depressive Symptoms
This study has three goals. The first is to see whether the opportunity to engage in volunteer work at church fosters friendships with co-religionists. The second goal is to see whether the support these friends provide bolsters feelings of gratitude to God. The third goal is to see whether feelings of gratitude to God are associated with health and depressive symptoms. The following linkages in our conceptual model elaborate and extend these obj…
Economic and environmental concerns as influences on growth attitudes: A research note
Two sets of items from Albrecht et al. (1986) are used to examine small town residents’ attitudes about the environment and the economy. One scale measures a general growth ethic while the other measures attitudes concerning urban growth. Concern over the environment and the economy are assessed with items drawn from Blocker and Eckberg (1989). Results indicate that environmental concerns are a stronger influence on growth attitudes than are econ…
A Contextual Approach to Neighbourhood Attachment
In spite of prophecies to the contrary, the urban neighbourhood continues to be an important locale for formal and informal social action. Attachment to neighbourhood is complex and the reasons for it are not captured simply by matching the attributes of the individual resident and his or her attitudes and behaviour, as previous studies have suggested. Characteristics of the neighbourhood itself need to be incorporated into an analysis of attachm…
Economic and environmental concerns as influences on growth attitudes: A research note
Two sets of items from Albrecht et al. (1986) are used to examine small town residents’ attitudes about the environment and the economy. One scale measures a general growth ethic while the other measures attitudes concerning urban growth. Concern over the environment and the economy are assessed with items drawn from Blocker and Eckberg (1989). Results indicate that environmental concerns are a stronger influence on growth attitudes than are econ…
Divorce and Annulment Among American Catholics
This study represents an exploratory study of annulments within the Catholic Church. The focus is on (1) the characteristics of annulment applicants in comparison to those who have not sought an annulment, and (2) a comparison of these same two groups in terms of the reasons they give for justifying a divorce. A review of the popular literature revealed that very few articles have appeared on Catholic annulments. Within the social scientific area…
The gender ratio in the pews: Consequences for congregational vitality
Women participate in congregations in larger numbers and to a greater extent than men do. This study addresses two linked questions: (1) how do female worshipers differ from male worshipers; and (2) if female worshipers have a distinct profile, what might be the organizational consequences of the gender imbalance on congregations? Based on a national random sample of 111,475 worshipers in 434 congregations in the USA, the analysis demonstrates th…
What do we think about our future and does it matter: Congregational identity and vitality
Worshipers in a national random sample of 309 conservative and mainline Protestant congregations in the USA completed surveys during religious services in 2001. An index was created to capture a dimension of congregational identity: worshipers’ vision for their congregation’s future and their commitment to it. Results show that worshipers in conservative Protestant congregations are more optimistic about their congregation’s future than worshiper…
Fast‐growing churches: What distinguishes them from others
The 400 fastest‐growing churches (based on the percentage change in average worship attendance in the previous five years) in the Presbyterian Church (USA), a mainline Protestant denomination, were invited to take part in the US Congregational Life Survey. Completed surveys were received from 19,033 worshipers in 93 fast‐growing churches. These fast‐growing churches were compared to a random sample of 523 PC(USA) churches that also took part in t…
Church Involvement, Spiritual Growth, Meaning in Life, and Health
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between involvement in three aspects of congregational life and spiritual growth. In addition, an effort is made to see if spiritual growth may, in turn, affect health. A latent variable model was developed to test the following hypotheses: (1) individuals who attend worship services more often, attend Bible study and prayer group meetings more frequently, and individuals who receive more sp…
Gratitude to God, Self-Rated Health, and Depressive Symptoms
This study has three goals. The first is to see whether the opportunity to engage in volunteer work at church fosters friendships with co-religionists. The second goal is to see whether the support these friends provide bolsters feelings of gratitude to God. The third goal is to see whether feelings of gratitude to God are associated with health and depressive symptoms. The following linkages in our conceptual model elaborate and extend these obj…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Theology (4 works)