Religious meaning and subjective well-being in late life.
Religious meaning and subjective well-being in late life.
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晚年的宗教意义和主观幸福感。
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/58.3.s160
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发表时间：
2003
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Krause,Neal
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研究目的：本研究旨在探讨宗教意义与主观幸福感之间的关系。主要的重点是评估这些结构之间的关系中的种族差异。方法：访谈是在全国范围内对老年白人和老年黑人成年人进行的样本。调查项目被用来评估一种特别来自宗教的生活意义。结果表明，从宗教中获得生活意义的老年人往往具有更高的生活满意度、自尊感和乐观主义水平。数据进一步显示，年长的黑人成年人比年长的白人成年人更有可能找到宗教的意义。此外，对于年长的非裔美国人来说，宗教意义、生活满意度、自尊和乐观主义之间的关系往往比年长的白人更强。研究人员已经争论了一段时间，宗教可能是年长的黑人成年人弹性的重要来源，但尚不清楚这些有益影响是如何产生的。这项研究的数据表明，宗教意义可能是一个重要因素。
Objectives.The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religious meaning and subjective well-being. A major emphasis is placed on assessing race differences in the relationship between these constructs.Methods.Interviews were conducted with a nationwide sample of older White and older Black adults. Survey items were administered to assess a sense of meaning in life that is derived specifically from religion. Subjective well-being was measured with indices of life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism.Results.The findings suggest that older adults who derive a sense of meaning in life from religion tend to have higher levels of life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism. The data further reveal that older Black adults are more likely to find meaning in religion than older White adults. In addition, the relationships among religious meaning, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism tend to be stronger for older African Americans persons than older White persons.Discussion.Researchers have argued for some time that religion may be an important source of resilience for older Black adults, but it is not clear how these beneficial effects arise. The data from this study suggest that religious meaning may be an important factor.