Jerome R Koch
Biographic Data
| ID | 3894342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerome R Koch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerome R |
| FAMILY NAME | Koch |
| SIGNATURE | KOCH J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Religion, Tattoos, and Religious Tattoos
Tattoos have evolved into a widely popular form of self-expression in the United States, especially for younger generations. Religious texts and images become increasingly common tattoos that now decorate the body. Surprisingly, previous research on tattoos is largely silent about religion. Given changing perceptions in the United States on tattoos, we ask: do religious people today have tattoos? And, how religious are people with religious tatto…
Tattoos, Religiosity, and Deviance Among College Students
For much of U.S. history, tattoos carried a stigma. The perception was that tattoos marked gang members and prisoners, not respectable church-going citizens. In recent decades, tattoos have become mainstream, even for some religious people. We analyze the number and content of tattoos in relationship to religiosity and deviance. We test four hypotheses using survey data from 3,525 students at 12 American colleges and universities, finding that th…
Christian universities as moral communities
We examine the effects of religious educational context, Christian fundamentalist beliefs and religiosity on alcohol use, sexual activity, and illegal drug use. Respondents are 3610 university students at six public state schools and six private schools, three of which are affiliated with conservative Christian denominations. Data were gathered from 2010–2013 and done via face-to-face distribution and collection of response. Religious context – e…
The College Student’s Religious Tattoo
Tattoos are now a generally socially accepted means of expressing one’s thoughts, beliefs, and affiliations. Using two types of data – interviews (N = 11) and survey responses to an open-ended prompt (N = 85) – this article focuses on the meanings, motivations, and rationales that young college student adults have for their self-identified religious tattoos. We found that their responses generally fell into three categories: respect, reverence, a…
Religious tattoos at one Christian university
More than one quarter of Americans now have tattoos. The proportion is even higher among younger adults. Tattoos express affiliation and identity. For some, tattoos also express religiosity. Very little research exists on religious tattoos. The purpose of this study is to profile religious tattoos among students at one Christian university in the southwestern United States. We analysed 752 photos of tattoos on campus. One in five photos depicted …
Tattoos, gender, and well-being among American college students
This research note examines the relationship between survey respondents' reports of escalating numbers of tattoos and their measured levels of self-esteem, depression, suicide ideation, and reports of one or more suicide attempts. Data were gathered from 2,395 college students attending six American public universities. Results indicate a four-fold higher level of reported suicide attempts among females with four or more tattoos as compared to th…
The protestant ethic and the religious tattoo
This research illustrates how basic ideas from Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism are reflected in religious individuals' choices in obtaining tattoos. Qualitative responses to survey questions show that, among 60 university students who indicated they have one, religious tattoos reflect asceticism in their lives, point them to service (calling) in the name of God, or provide a level of assurance (or anxiety) regarding life aft…
Body art, deviance, and American college students
This research examines the relationship between body art (tattoos and piercings) and deviance. With the increasing mainstream presence of visible tattoos and piercings among entertainers, athletes, and even in corporate boardrooms, we wonder the extent to which long-time enthusiasts and collectors regard the phenomenon as encroachment. We use sub-cultural identity theory to propose that individuals with increasing evidence of body art procurement…
Is religion a health resource for the poor
This paper uses data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship between religious belief and practice (religiosity), spirituality, social support, and health status. Health status is conceptualized first in terms of a subjective assessment and, second, as two objective indicators of physical problems. These relationships were examined first within the total GSS sample, and then separately for respondents who reported below or…
Frequencies and Relations of Body Piercing and Sexual Experience in College Students
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Correlates of Tattoos and Reference Groups
520 college students from a public university in the southwest were questioned to examine correlations between having a tattoo and the presence of tattoos among their family and friends. Tattoos among both friends and family were positively correlated with respondents' having a tattoo. The magnitude of friends' influence was about double the influence of family
College Students, Tattoos, and Sexual Activity
This research examined the association of having a tattoo and engaging in premarital sexual intercourse. Data gathered from a convenience sample of 450 college students indicated that tattooed respondents were substantively and significantly more likely to be sexually active than nontattooed college students. Tattooed men became sexually active at a significantly earlier age than nontattooed men but no such difference was found between tattooed a…
College Students, Tattooing, And The Health Belief Model
This research extends social psychological models which have previously been used to explain tattooing behavior. We apply the Health Belief Model to the decision-making process by which young adults express interest in or obtain a tattoo. We examine the five components of the Health Belief Model with regard to the likelihood of being tattooed, being interested in tattoos, or ob-taining a (or another) tattoo. Survey data were gathered from 520 und…
Correlations of Religious Belief and Practice with College Students' Tattoo-Related Behavior
This research builds on a large body of literature which suggests that religious belief and practice suppress deviant behavior. Survey data from 520 undergraduates (64% freshmen and sophomores; 70% female; 80% Euro-American) at a large public university in the southwest were examined for whether students' strength of religious faith, church attendance, or frequency of prayer correlated with their having a tattoo, being interested in tattoos, or b…
Religious Belief and Practice in Attitudes toward Individuals with Body Piercing
Some research suggests adorning the body with tattoos or piercing jewelry is normative. Survey data were gathered from 450 undergraduates (72% female; 80% Euro-American; 63% freshmen and sophomores). Correlations between an index of respondents' religious belief and practice and their attitudes toward individuals who had more body piercings were weak if piercings were 7 or more, including piercings of the nipples and genitals. As religiosity is a…
Religious Belief and Practice in Attitudes Toward Individuals With Body Piercing
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Concern for God and Concern for Society
This paper adds to the integration of sociology of religion and social stratification by bringing together work in social justice from sociology of religion and economic issues from social stratification. The research focuses on the narrower topic of attitudes toward economic justice. Specifically, it focuses on the contributions of both religiosity and religious affiliation to such attitudes. The contributions of the religious components are ass…
The Religious Affiliations of American Elites, 1930S to 1990S
This paper tests the “disestablishment thesis” that America's Protestant Establishment has declined over the course of the century, especially in the last 30 years. Using Who's Who data from 1930, 1950, 1970, and 1992, we examine the religious affiliations of American elites, and the extent to which religious groups are over- or under-represented among elites relative to their numbers in the total U.S. population. Results support claims that the …
Religious Reference Groups and the Persistence of Normative Behavior
Reference groups and signiücant others are vitally important in both the formation and the persistence or change of normative as well as deviant behavior patterns. Thus one’s initial religious beliefs and behav-ior (or lack thereof) reýect the socializing inýuence of the family. However, the situation may change when young people leave home for education or work, as demonstrated by research that shows decreases in religious beliefs or church atte…
Social Context and the Presbyterian Gay/Lesbian Ordination Debate
Religion and Health among Black and White Adults
Kenneth F. Ferraro, Jerome R. Koch, Religion and Health among Black and White Adults: Examining Social Support and Consolation, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 362-375
Religion and Health among Black and White Adults
Kenneth F. Ferraro, Jerome R. Koch, Religion and Health among Black and White Adults: Examining Social Support and Consolation, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 362-375
Body art, deviance, and American college students
This research examines the relationship between body art (tattoos and piercings) and deviance. With the increasing mainstream presence of visible tattoos and piercings among entertainers, athletes, and even in corporate boardrooms, we wonder the extent to which long-time enthusiasts and collectors regard the phenomenon as encroachment. We use sub-cultural identity theory to propose that individuals with increasing evidence of body art procurement…
Social Context and the Presbyterian Gay/Lesbian Ordination Debate
The protestant ethic and the religious tattoo
This research illustrates how basic ideas from Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism are reflected in religious individuals' choices in obtaining tattoos. Qualitative responses to survey questions show that, among 60 university students who indicated they have one, religious tattoos reflect asceticism in their lives, point them to service (calling) in the name of God, or provide a level of assurance (or anxiety) regarding life aft…
College Students, Tattooing, And The Health Belief Model
This research extends social psychological models which have previously been used to explain tattooing behavior. We apply the Health Belief Model to the decision-making process by which young adults express interest in or obtain a tattoo. We examine the five components of the Health Belief Model with regard to the likelihood of being tattooed, being interested in tattoos, or ob-taining a (or another) tattoo. Survey data were gathered from 520 und…
Religious Reference Groups and the Persistence of Normative Behavior
Reference groups and signiücant others are vitally important in both the formation and the persistence or change of normative as well as deviant behavior patterns. Thus one’s initial religious beliefs and behav-ior (or lack thereof) reýect the socializing inýuence of the family. However, the situation may change when young people leave home for education or work, as demonstrated by research that shows decreases in religious beliefs or church atte…
The College Student’s Religious Tattoo
Tattoos are now a generally socially accepted means of expressing one’s thoughts, beliefs, and affiliations. Using two types of data – interviews (N = 11) and survey responses to an open-ended prompt (N = 85) – this article focuses on the meanings, motivations, and rationales that young college student adults have for their self-identified religious tattoos. We found that their responses generally fell into three categories: respect, reverence, a…
Tattoos, gender, and well-being among American college students
This research note examines the relationship between survey respondents' reports of escalating numbers of tattoos and their measured levels of self-esteem, depression, suicide ideation, and reports of one or more suicide attempts. Data were gathered from 2,395 college students attending six American public universities. Results indicate a four-fold higher level of reported suicide attempts among females with four or more tattoos as compared to th…
The Religious Affiliations of American Elites, 1930S to 1990S
This paper tests the “disestablishment thesis” that America's Protestant Establishment has declined over the course of the century, especially in the last 30 years. Using Who's Who data from 1930, 1950, 1970, and 1992, we examine the religious affiliations of American elites, and the extent to which religious groups are over- or under-represented among elites relative to their numbers in the total U.S. population. Results support claims that the …
Is religion a health resource for the poor
This paper uses data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship between religious belief and practice (religiosity), spirituality, social support, and health status. Health status is conceptualized first in terms of a subjective assessment and, second, as two objective indicators of physical problems. These relationships were examined first within the total GSS sample, and then separately for respondents who reported below or…
Concern for God and Concern for Society
This paper adds to the integration of sociology of religion and social stratification by bringing together work in social justice from sociology of religion and economic issues from social stratification. The research focuses on the narrower topic of attitudes toward economic justice. Specifically, it focuses on the contributions of both religiosity and religious affiliation to such attitudes. The contributions of the religious components are ass…
Religion, Tattoos, and Religious Tattoos
Tattoos have evolved into a widely popular form of self-expression in the United States, especially for younger generations. Religious texts and images become increasingly common tattoos that now decorate the body. Surprisingly, previous research on tattoos is largely silent about religion. Given changing perceptions in the United States on tattoos, we ask: do religious people today have tattoos? And, how religious are people with religious tatto…
Tattoos, Religiosity, and Deviance Among College Students
For much of U.S. history, tattoos carried a stigma. The perception was that tattoos marked gang members and prisoners, not respectable church-going citizens. In recent decades, tattoos have become mainstream, even for some religious people. We analyze the number and content of tattoos in relationship to religiosity and deviance. We test four hypotheses using survey data from 3,525 students at 12 American colleges and universities, finding that th…
Christian universities as moral communities
We examine the effects of religious educational context, Christian fundamentalist beliefs and religiosity on alcohol use, sexual activity, and illegal drug use. Respondents are 3610 university students at six public state schools and six private schools, three of which are affiliated with conservative Christian denominations. Data were gathered from 2010–2013 and done via face-to-face distribution and collection of response. Religious context – e…
Religion and Health among Black and White Adults
Kenneth F. Ferraro, Jerome R. Koch, Religion and Health among Black and White Adults: Examining Social Support and Consolation, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 362-375
Social Context and the Presbyterian Gay/Lesbian Ordination Debate
The Religious Affiliations of American Elites, 1930S to 1990S
This paper tests the “disestablishment thesis” that America's Protestant Establishment has declined over the course of the century, especially in the last 30 years. Using Who's Who data from 1930, 1950, 1970, and 1992, we examine the religious affiliations of American elites, and the extent to which religious groups are over- or under-represented among elites relative to their numbers in the total U.S. population. Results support claims that the …
Religious Reference Groups and the Persistence of Normative Behavior
Reference groups and signiücant others are vitally important in both the formation and the persistence or change of normative as well as deviant behavior patterns. Thus one’s initial religious beliefs and behav-ior (or lack thereof) reýect the socializing inýuence of the family. However, the situation may change when young people leave home for education or work, as demonstrated by research that shows decreases in religious beliefs or church atte…
Correlations of Religious Belief and Practice with College Students' Tattoo-Related Behavior
This research builds on a large body of literature which suggests that religious belief and practice suppress deviant behavior. Survey data from 520 undergraduates (64% freshmen and sophomores; 70% female; 80% Euro-American) at a large public university in the southwest were examined for whether students' strength of religious faith, church attendance, or frequency of prayer correlated with their having a tattoo, being interested in tattoos, or b…
Religious Belief and Practice in Attitudes toward Individuals with Body Piercing
Some research suggests adorning the body with tattoos or piercing jewelry is normative. Survey data were gathered from 450 undergraduates (72% female; 80% Euro-American; 63% freshmen and sophomores). Correlations between an index of respondents' religious belief and practice and their attitudes toward individuals who had more body piercings were weak if piercings were 7 or more, including piercings of the nipples and genitals. As religiosity is a…
Religious Belief and Practice in Attitudes Toward Individuals With Body Piercing
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Concern for God and Concern for Society
This paper adds to the integration of sociology of religion and social stratification by bringing together work in social justice from sociology of religion and economic issues from social stratification. The research focuses on the narrower topic of attitudes toward economic justice. Specifically, it focuses on the contributions of both religiosity and religious affiliation to such attitudes. The contributions of the religious components are ass…
College Students, Tattoos, and Sexual Activity
This research examined the association of having a tattoo and engaging in premarital sexual intercourse. Data gathered from a convenience sample of 450 college students indicated that tattooed respondents were substantively and significantly more likely to be sexually active than nontattooed college students. Tattooed men became sexually active at a significantly earlier age than nontattooed men but no such difference was found between tattooed a…
College Students, Tattooing, And The Health Belief Model
This research extends social psychological models which have previously been used to explain tattooing behavior. We apply the Health Belief Model to the decision-making process by which young adults express interest in or obtain a tattoo. We examine the five components of the Health Belief Model with regard to the likelihood of being tattooed, being interested in tattoos, or ob-taining a (or another) tattoo. Survey data were gathered from 520 und…
Correlates of Tattoos and Reference Groups
520 college students from a public university in the southwest were questioned to examine correlations between having a tattoo and the presence of tattoos among their family and friends. Tattoos among both friends and family were positively correlated with respondents' having a tattoo. The magnitude of friends' influence was about double the influence of family
Frequencies and Relations of Body Piercing and Sexual Experience in College Students
ammonsscientific.com is your first and best source for all of the information you’re looking for. From general topics to more of what you would expect to find here, ammonsscientific.com has it all. We hope you find what you are searching for
Is religion a health resource for the poor
This paper uses data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship between religious belief and practice (religiosity), spirituality, social support, and health status. Health status is conceptualized first in terms of a subjective assessment and, second, as two objective indicators of physical problems. These relationships were examined first within the total GSS sample, and then separately for respondents who reported below or…
Body art, deviance, and American college students
This research examines the relationship between body art (tattoos and piercings) and deviance. With the increasing mainstream presence of visible tattoos and piercings among entertainers, athletes, and even in corporate boardrooms, we wonder the extent to which long-time enthusiasts and collectors regard the phenomenon as encroachment. We use sub-cultural identity theory to propose that individuals with increasing evidence of body art procurement…
The protestant ethic and the religious tattoo
This research illustrates how basic ideas from Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism are reflected in religious individuals' choices in obtaining tattoos. Qualitative responses to survey questions show that, among 60 university students who indicated they have one, religious tattoos reflect asceticism in their lives, point them to service (calling) in the name of God, or provide a level of assurance (or anxiety) regarding life aft…
Tattoos, gender, and well-being among American college students
This research note examines the relationship between survey respondents' reports of escalating numbers of tattoos and their measured levels of self-esteem, depression, suicide ideation, and reports of one or more suicide attempts. Data were gathered from 2,395 college students attending six American public universities. Results indicate a four-fold higher level of reported suicide attempts among females with four or more tattoos as compared to th…
Religious tattoos at one Christian university
More than one quarter of Americans now have tattoos. The proportion is even higher among younger adults. Tattoos express affiliation and identity. For some, tattoos also express religiosity. Very little research exists on religious tattoos. The purpose of this study is to profile religious tattoos among students at one Christian university in the southwestern United States. We analysed 752 photos of tattoos on campus. One in five photos depicted …
The College Student’s Religious Tattoo
Tattoos are now a generally socially accepted means of expressing one’s thoughts, beliefs, and affiliations. Using two types of data – interviews (N = 11) and survey responses to an open-ended prompt (N = 85) – this article focuses on the meanings, motivations, and rationales that young college student adults have for their self-identified religious tattoos. We found that their responses generally fell into three categories: respect, reverence, a…
Christian universities as moral communities
We examine the effects of religious educational context, Christian fundamentalist beliefs and religiosity on alcohol use, sexual activity, and illegal drug use. Respondents are 3610 university students at six public state schools and six private schools, three of which are affiliated with conservative Christian denominations. Data were gathered from 2010–2013 and done via face-to-face distribution and collection of response. Religious context – e…
Tattoos, Religiosity, and Deviance Among College Students
For much of U.S. history, tattoos carried a stigma. The perception was that tattoos marked gang members and prisoners, not respectable church-going citizens. In recent decades, tattoos have become mainstream, even for some religious people. We analyze the number and content of tattoos in relationship to religiosity and deviance. We test four hypotheses using survey data from 3,525 students at 12 American colleges and universities, finding that th…
Religion, Tattoos, and Religious Tattoos
Tattoos have evolved into a widely popular form of self-expression in the United States, especially for younger generations. Religious texts and images become increasingly common tattoos that now decorate the body. Surprisingly, previous research on tattoos is largely silent about religion. Given changing perceptions in the United States on tattoos, we ask: do religious people today have tattoos? And, how religious are people with religious tatto…
Psychology (19 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (14 works) · Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Religiosity (9 works) · Law (7 works)