Social Factors in the Church and Positive Religious Coping Responses

Assessing Differences among Older Whites, Older Blacks, and Older Mexican Americans

Bibliographic Data

ID9255514
AuthorsN Krause (0000-0002-9979-2997, University of Michigan, corresponding author), R David Hayward (0000-0002-9845-6131, University of Michigan)
Year2012
Volume54
Issue4
Pages519-541
Publication date2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Religious Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-4866 • E-ISSN: 0034-673X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1007/s13644-012-0075-0
OpenAlexW2059734978
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited34

Findings from a growing number of studies point to the social basis of a wide range of religious beliefs and behaviors. This study has two main goals. The first is to see whether four social aspects of congregational life (church attendance, attendance at Bible study groups, attendance at prayer groups, and informal spiritual support) are associated with greater use of positive religious coping responses. The second goal is to determine if the relationships between these social aspects of the church and religious coping vary across older whites, older blacks, and older Mexican Americans. The data suggest that more frequent church attendance is associated with greater use of religious coping responses in all three groups. However, the findings further reveal that the relationship between informal spiritual support and religious coping is especially stronger among older whites. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed

Attendance · Church attendance · Coping (psychology) · Older people · Prayer · Religiosity · Social support · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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