Enhanced Religiosity Following Illness? Assessing Evidence of Religious Consolation Among Black and White Americans

This study assesses variation among Black and White Americans in the impact of ill-health on public and subjective religiosity. It is the first longitudinal assessment of race-based variation in “religious consolation.” The under-explored consolation thesis anticipates ill-health influencing religio...

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Main Author: Oates, Gary L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2013
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 597-613
Further subjects:B Religious consolation
B Health
B Structural Equation Modeling
B Race
B Religiosity
B African-americans
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