Size, Conflict, and Opportunities for Interaction: Congregational Effects on Members' Anticipated Support and Negative Interaction
Size, Conflict, and Opportunities for Interaction: Congregational Effects on Members' Anticipated Support and Negative Interaction
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01426.x
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Chaves, Mark A.
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作者：
Ellison, Christopher G.;Krause, Neal M.;Chaves, Mark A.
越来越多的文献研究了宗教团体作为成员社会支持来源的作用，还有一小部分研究也探讨了教会内部社会关系的消极方面。然而，人们对促进或阻碍支持网络发展的宗教团体的特点知之甚少。我们使用来自一个独特来源的数据——全国教会研究，与1998年综合社会调查（GSS）的个人记录相关联——来探讨这个问题。主要发现表明：(1)参加大型教会的个人倾向于报告较低水平的预期支持和非正式的负面互动；(2)重大教派冲突会抑制预期支持，增加非正式负面互动；(3)礼拜前后缺乏明确的非正式社交活动与预期支持水平较低有关，但与教会成员之间消极互动的频率无关。讨论了未来研究的几个意义和有希望的方向。
A growing literature examines the role of religious communities as sources of social support for members, and a smaller body of work also explores negative aspects of social relations within congregations. However, very little is known about the characteristics of religious groups that promote or impede the development of supportive networks. We use data from a unique source-the National Congregations Study, linked with individual records from the 1998 General Social Survey (GSS)-to explore this issue. Key findings reveal that: (1) individuals who attend very large churches tend to report lower levels of anticipated support and informal negative interaction; (2) the presence of major congregational conflict tends to dampen anticipated support and increase informal negative interaction; and (3) the absence of a well-defined period for informal socializing before or after the worship service is associated with lower levels of anticipated support, but is unrelated to the frequency of negative interaction among church members. Several implications and promising directions for future research are discussed.