Religiosity, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Korean Immigrants

Park, Jisung; Roh, Soonhee; Yeo, Younsook

doi:10.1093/geront/gnr103

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“…This positive outlook, in keeping with other studies. It has been shown that association with a religious faith can promote well-being and general life satisfaction through encouragement of healthy lifestyles such as healthy diets, physical activity and promotion of positive outlooks (Levin 1994;Hinnells 2010;Koenig 2012;Park 2012). Participants in our study, particularly, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, were influenced by their faith group to engage in physical exercise and had invited speakers to to discuss healthy lifestyles.…”

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Self-Management of Chronic Pain: The Role of Religious Faith

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Journal of Disability & Religion

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Self-management forms an essential part of the management of chronic pain. It affects approximately 7.8 million people in the UK with older people more likely to suffer chronic pain. In the UK, the National Health Service is committed to providing patient centred care, which embraces the religious and spiritual needs of patients. This aspect of care is governed by uncertainly and there is a lack of understanding about the influence of religious faith on illness and no clear guidance on how faith needs are best addressed. This study explored the inter-relationships between chronic pain and religious faith amongst older people.

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confidence: 95%

Self-Management of Chronic Pain: The Role of Religious Faith

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Closs

et al. 2016

Journal of Disability & Religion

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“…Since religion signifies social/emotional support, cognitive schema, and/or spiritual beliefs (Al-Kandari 2011;Seomun 2010), religion can enhance the capacity of an individual to cope with a variety of stresses arising from adverse life events, such as illness, relationship dissolution, and the death of a close relative (Koenig 2009;McFarland 2010;Park et al 2012a). Thus, religious support can reduce levels of depression and increase life satisfaction (Braam et al 2001;Park et al 2012a). A review on the role of religion in mental health reported that two-thirds of 93 observational studies had discovered significantly lower rates or symptoms of depressive disorders among religious people (Koenig 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It was reported that public and private religious practices, including praying, confession, forgiveness, and blessings, could help one to maintain better mental health as these religious practices are known to help participants cope with fears, anxiety, frustration, anomie, despondency, and isolation (Behere et al 2013). Such a religious effect has been especially noticeable in the aging population (Braam et al 2001;McFarland 2010;Hayward et al 2012;Park et al 2012a).…”

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Religion and Depression in South Korea: A Comparison between Buddhism, Protestantism, and Roman Catholicism

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Abstract:Over the past few years, the occurrence of depression in South Korea has significantly increased. Even though Buddhism was the main religion in historical South Korea, Christianity has recently emerged as a dominant faith tradition. However, the relationship between religion and depression among older Korean adults is understudied. The present study is designed to investigate religious variations and the role of religious participation in depression among older Korean adults using the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). From the KLoSA database, 6817 participants were extracted and analyzed. Utilizing the Korean version of the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D 10) and the generalized linear models (GLM), a significant difference in depressive symptoms between religious groups (p < 0.05) and religious nones surfaced. This significant difference remained even after adjusting for the confounding factors. When the levels of depressive symptoms were compared across various faith traditions, the lowest depression score was detected from Buddhists (7.04), followed by Roman Catholics (7.12), and Protestants (7.71). Moreover, a significant difference in depressive symptoms between Buddhists and Protestants was observed. With regard to the frequency of religious participation, a significant difference in the depression score was observed only for Protestants. That is, the depression score for those who reported attending religious meetings 'once to six times a year' was significantly higher than the others. It is concluded that those who are religiously involved had significantly less depression symptoms than religious nones. Moreover, of the three faith traditions, Buddhists and Protestants showed a significant difference in depressive symptoms.

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“…For example, in their study among older Koreans on the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction, social support was found to partially mediate the positive relationship between those two components (J. Park, Roh, & Yeo, 2012). Other related terms used in previous studies on subjective well-being of older people included life satisfaction (Kooshiar, Yahaya, Hamid, Abu Samah, & Sedaghat Jou, 2012;J.…”

Section: Social Support In Old Agementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Park, Roh, & Yeo, 2012). Other related terms used in previous studies on subjective well-being of older people included life satisfaction (Kooshiar, Yahaya, Hamid, Abu Samah, & Sedaghat Jou, 2012;J. Park et al, 2012), depression (Koizumi et al, 2005), social isolation (Ibrahim, Abolfathi Momtaz, & Hamid, 2013) and loneliness (Iecovich et al, 2004).…”

Section: Social Support In Old Agementioning

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Managing social support for childless older Malaysians who are poor

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Although the vast caregiving literature shows that adult children generally play a key role in providing social support to ageing parents, research on how childless people manage to get their social support needs met in old age is quite limited. The emerging demographic and sociological literature on childlessness among older people, primarily located in western countries, gives limited attention to those who are poor, as well as childless. In countries such as Malaysia, with a strong policy focus on care provision by family and limited state provision for older people, how older childless people who are poor manage to get their social support needs met is of significant policy and research interest. To date, there is no research that focuses on this topic within this context.The older population in Malaysia is heterogeneous, having experienced major social, economic and historical changes and development since the country gained independence in 1957. Older people who are childless and poor have remained largely "invisible" in the changing Malaysian social and policy contexts. The aim of this study is to explore the life experiences of childless and poor older Malaysians. The study provides an insight into the pathways to childlessness, the opportunities and constraints in life which resulted in them being childless and poor in older age, and, under these circumstances, how social support needs are managed in old age. A Life Course Perspective frames the study as this locates experiences in a social, historical, cultural and political context, is useful in understanding how the past shapes the future, and incorporates core concepts such as cumulative effects, linked lives, timing and agency.Thirty-four childless and poor participants aged 62-82 years old of different gender, ethnic group and marital status were recruited and interviewed using semi-structured interviews. These interviews were conducted by the researcher in three languages, and participants were able to choose the language used. Recruitment was conducted in the welfare office in Kuala Lumpur. All interviews were translated and transcribed into English. The thematic analysis of the data identified themes and patterns in relation to childlessness, accumulated advantages and disadvantages, and managing social support needs. The overall story was developed using deduction and then induction processes closely linked to the conceptual framework that drove the study.In all cases, a combination of individual, family, and structural constraints contributed to childlessness in old age. Poor family relationships in the family of origin, poverty and structural impediments to adoption, suggested that childlessness in older age is not simply an individual choice. In most cases, childlessness was affected by the environment and context in which they

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Religiosity, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Korean Immigrants

Cited by 111 publications

References 29 publications

Self-Management of Chronic Pain: The Role of Religious Faith

Self-Management of Chronic Pain: The Role of Religious Faith

Religion and Depression in South Korea: A Comparison between Buddhism, Protestantism, and Roman Catholicism

Managing social support for childless older Malaysians who are poor

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