Religious Seeking among Affiliates and Non-Affiliates: Do Mental and Physical Health Problems Spur Religious Coping?
Research on people who identify themselves as having no religious preference, often referred to as "nones" or non-affiliates, indicates that many used to belong to a religious group or still have some level of religiosity. The purpose of this research is to determine if there are differenc...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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Review of religious research
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| Summary: | Research on people who identify themselves as having no religious preference, often referred to as "nones" or non-affiliates, indicates that many used to belong to a religious group or still have some level of religiosity. The purpose of this research is to determine if there are differences between religious affiliates and non-affiliates in whether physical or mental health problems spur religious seeking. Data from a national longitudinal survey, Americans' Changing Lives, Waves I and II, were used to examine whether physical and mental health problems precipitate religious consolation and attendance at religious services. While non-affiliates were generally less likely than affiliates to seek religious consolation, those with a stronger religious identity increased their religious seeking over time. Non-affiliates who more frequently attended religious services also increased their rate of attendance during the study. The findings provide little evidence, however, that physical or mental health factors increase religious consolation and attendance. Affiliates who had been diagnosed with cancer in the previous 12 months or had multiple chronic conditions were actually less likely to attend religious services. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512568 |