REGION, RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT, AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG BLACK-AMERICANS

被引：74

作者：

ELLISON, CG ^{[1
]}

GAY, DA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,ORLANDO,FL 32816

来源：

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY | 1990年 / 31卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1533-8525.1990.tb00321.x

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

Using data from the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA), this research examines three sets of hypotheses regarding the effects of religious commitment on life satisfaction. Further, given evidence of historical geographical differences in black culture and social structure, this study explores the regional specificity of religious influences on life satisfaction. Religious participation contributes to subjective well‐being only among non‐southern blacks, while private religiosity is unrelated to well‐being in any analysis. There are also denominational effects: non‐southern members of traditional black denominations (i.e., Baptists and Methodists) and southern Catholics report particularly high levels of life satisfaction. In addition, the effects of religion on life satisfaction are contingent upon age for non‐southerners only. This study concludes with a discussion of directions for future research on religion and mental health. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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页码：123 / 147

页数：25

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