Effects of Religion and Purpose in Life on Elders' Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes Toward Death

Ardelt, Monika

doi:10.1300/j078v14n04_04

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“…The most consistently reported association concerns the positive relationship between purpose in life and intrinsic religiosity, as measured by various instruments. The association was reported by Crandall and Rasmussen (1975) among 71 students, by Bolt (1975) among 52 students, by Soderstrom and Wright (1977) among 427 students, by Paloutzian, Jackson, and Crandall (1978) among 84 students and 177 adults, by Chamberlain and Zika (1988) among 188 women having at least one child under the age of five and no paid employment, by Weinstein and Cleanthous (1996) among 11 protestant ministers and 38 parishioners, by Ardelt (2003) among 103 community dwelling older adults (using a shortened form of the Purpose in Life Test), by Janssen, Bänziger, Dezutter, and Hutsebaut (2005) among 130 Dutch adults, by Dezutter, Soenens, and Hutsebaut (2006) among 472 adults, and by Byrd, Hageman, and Isle (2007) among 161 undergraduate students.…”

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Implicit religion, explicit religion and purpose in life: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents

Francis

2013

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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In his analysis of the construct 'implicit religion' Edward Bailey speaks of those individuals 'who believe in Christianity' but who do not display the behaviours of explicit religion, like church attendance. A recent research tradition has tried to operationalise this understanding of implicit religion by studying those who believe that they can be a Christian without going to church. A longer established research tradition has demonstrated the association between explicit religiosity and an enhanced sense of purpose in life. The aim of the present study is to test the hypothesis that implicit religiosity (in the sense of believing that you can be a Christian without going to church) is also associated with an enhanced sense of purpose in life. Data provided by a sample of 25,825 13-to 15-year-old adolescents support this hypothesis. In turn these findings support the notion that implicit religion (in the sense operationalised by this study) fulfils some functions similar to those fulfilled by explicit religion.

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Implicit religion, explicit religion and purpose in life: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents

Francis

2013

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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“…Purpose in life means that people having a positive meaning and optimistic outlook not only add years to one's life, but also add life to one's years (Ardelt, 2003). These findings indicate that without a clear sense of meaning and purpose in the face of physical decline, longevity may prove to be an unbearable burden.…”

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Subjective Well-Being of Retired Teachers: The Role of Psycho-Social Factors

Sharma¹

2011

IJPS

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The present study was aimed to investigate the relationship between personality hardiness, social support, religiosity and loneliness purpose in life and subjective well-being in Retirees. The sample comprised 100 retired university teachers from Himachal Pradesh (50 males and 50 females). The analysis revealed that for the total sample, Purpose in Life (32%), Social Support (12%) and Religiosity (5%) have contributed 49% of variance in totality. In Males sample, Hardiness explained the maximum variance (27%) followed by Purpose in Life (14%), Social support (8%) and Religiosity (4%). In all, these variables have accounted for 53% of variance. In Females sample, Religiosity contributed the maximum variance (32%) followed by Social support (18%) and Purpose in life (8%). The results have shown the commonness of three variables viz., social support, purpose n life and religiosity in predicting the subjective well-being of both the genders. Further, t-test has revealed the superiority of females in subjective well-being, religiosity and social support and male's superiority on hardiness, and purpose in life. No significant difference was observed on the variable of loneliness.

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“…16 In addition, certain aspects of religiosity seem to be positively associated with a sense of meaning to life. 17 Some studies clearly point to a direct association between subjective religiosity (considering oneself religious) and conjugal satisfaction, whereas there is an inversely proportional association with depression, use of alcohol, illegal drugs and smoking. 18,19 In our results, subjective religiosity was not found to be statistically associated with the prevalence of CMD.…”

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Investigating the role played by social support in the association between religiosity and mental health in low income older adults: results from the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)

Correa¹,

Moreira‐Almeida²,

Meneze³

et al. 2011

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: Religiosity has been associated with mental health, especially in the elderly. There is a shortage of studies on the factors that mediate this association, including social support. The aim of this study was to assess the association between the various dimensions of religiosity and the prevalence of common mental disorders among the elderly, and to verify whether social support can work as a mechanism that explains such mediation. Method: The sample consisted of an elderly population living in a low income region of the city of São Paulo (N = 1,980). Data on the socio-demographic profile of this population and on the prevalence of common mental disorders were collected, and indicators of religiosity and social support were identified. Results: 90.7% of the sample considered themselves to be religious. In terms of denomination, 66.6% were Catholic. Forty-one per cent attended some kind of religious activity at least once or more times a week. The presence of common mental disorders was not associated with religious affiliation or subjective religiosity. The prevalence of common mental disorders in followers attending religious services was approximately half (OR between 0.43 and 0.55, p < 0.001) compared to those who never attend a religious service. Attending religious services was associated with higher levels of social support. The association between a higher attendance frequency and fewer common mental disorders did not change after the inclusion of relevant of social support variables. Conclusion: The study showed that subjects presented high levels of religiosity and that there is a strong association between religious attendance and the prevalence of common mental disorders, which could not be explained by social support. Descriptors

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Effects of Religion and Purpose in Life on Elders' Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes Toward Death

Cited by 113 publications

References 55 publications

Implicit religion, explicit religion and purpose in life: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents

Implicit religion, explicit religion and purpose in life: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents

Subjective Well-Being of Retired Teachers: The Role of Psycho-Social Factors

Investigating the role played by social support in the association between religiosity and mental health in low income older adults: results from the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)

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