Supportive relationships with church members among African Americans
Supportive relationships with church members among African Americans
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00336.x
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
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影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Chatters, LM
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作者：
Taylor, RJ;Lincoln, KD;Chatters, LM
这项研究提出并测试了非裔美国人之间非正式教会支持网络的模型。与家庭关系研究一致，年龄和性别与与教会成员互动的频率显着相关。此外，主观亲密程度和互动频率均与获得教会成员支持的频率显着相关，这表明家庭团结的概念可能延伸到教会网络。实践意义强调了承认教会成员是非裔美国人非正式网络中不可或缺的成员的重要性。
This study proposed and tested a model of informal church support networks among African Americans. Consistent with research in family relations, age and gender were significantly associated with the frequency of interaction with church members. In addition, the degree of subjective closeness and the frequency of interaction were both significantly associated with the frequency of receiving support from church members, suggesting that conceptualizations of family solidarity may extend to church networks. Practice implications emphasize the importance of recognizing church members as integral members of the informal networks of African Americans.