Relationship between religious involvement and psychological weil-being: A social justice perspective

Health and Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-21

  Aranda, Maria P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Immigrants; Latinos; Older adults; Religious involvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449108224     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/33.1.9     Document Type: Article

References (79)

1. Aldwin, C. M., Sutton, K. J., Chiara, G., & Spiro. A., III. (1996). Age differences in stress, coping, and appraisal: Findings from the normative aging study. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 51, P179-188.
2. Ai, A. L., Dunkle, R. E., Peterson, C, & Boiling, S. F. (1998). The role of private prayer in psychological recovery among midlife and aged patients following cardiac surgery. Gerontologist, 38, 591-601. (Pubitemid 28509302)
3. Alvarez, C. E. (1998). Is liberation theology finished? Encounter, 59(1/2), 197-208. Retrieved December 21, 2006, from http://www.cts.edu/Forms/ Encounter/59-l-2Alvarez.PDF
4. American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
5. Anson, O., Antonovsky A., & Sagy S. (1990). Religiosity and well-being among retirees: A question of causality. Behavior, Health and Aging, 1, 85-97.
6. Aran da, M. P., & Ell, K. R. (2004, July 15). Using in-depth interviews to understand the nature and course of depression in older adults with chronic illness. Poster session presented at the First Annual Summer Institute, Family Research Consortium, Center on Culture and Health, University of California, Los Angeles, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
7. Aran da, M. P., & Knight, B. G. (1997). The influence of ethnicity and culture on the caregiver stress and coping process:A sociocultural review and analysis. Gerontologist, 37, 342-354.
8. Avalos, H. (2001). Maria Atkinson and the rise of Pentecostalism in the U. S.-Mexico borderlands. Journal of Religion and Society, 3, 1-20.
9. Barrera, M. (1981). Social support in the adjustment of pregnant adolescents: Assessment issues. In B. H. Gottlieb (Ed.), Social networks and social support (pp. 69-96). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
10. Berkman, B., & Maramaldi, P. (2001). Use of standardized measures in agency based research and practice. Social Work in Health Care, 34, 115-129. (Pubitemid 34970169)
11. Black, S. A., Markides, K. S., & Miller, T. Q. (1998). Correlates of depressive symptomatology among older community-dwelling Mexican Americans: The Hispanic EPESE. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 53(B), S198-S208. (Pubitemid 28340925)
12. Bourdieu, P. (1985). The forms of social capital. In J. G. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241-258). New York: Greenwood.
13. Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology, 94(Suppl.), S95-S120.
14. Davalos, K. M. (2002). "The real way of praying": The Via Crucis, Mexicano sacred space, and the architecture of domination. In T. Matovina & G. Riebe-Estrella (Eds.), Horizons of the sacred: Mexican traditions in U. S. Catholicism (pp. 41-68). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
15. Durkheim, E. (1965). The elementary farms of the religious life. New York: Free Press. (Original work published 1915)
16. Ebstyne King, P., & Furrow J. L. (2004). Religion as a resource for positive youth development: Religion, social capital, and moral outcomes. Developmental Psychology 40, 703-713. (Pubitemid 39202997)
17. Elizondo, V. (1983). Galilean journey: The Mexican American promise. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
18. Ellison, C. G. (1995). Religious involvement and subjective well-being. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 32, 80-99
19. Ellison, C. G., Boardman, J. D., Williams, D. R., & Jackson, J. S. (2001). Religious involvement, stress, and mental health: Findings from the 1995 Detroit Area Study. Social Forces, 80, 215-249. (Pubitemid 33401061)
20. Ellison, C. G., & Levin J. S. (1998). The religion-health connection: Evidence, theory, and future directions. Health Education & Behavior, 25, 700-720. (Pubitemid 128460458)
21. Espinosa, G., Elizondo, V., & Miranda, J. (2003). Hispanic churches in American public life: Summary of findings. Interim Reports Series. Vol. 2 [Electronic version]. Notre Dame, IN: Institute for Latino Studies. Retrieved December 12, 2004, from http://www.nd.edu/~latino/research/pubs/ HispChurchesEnglishWEB.pdf
22. Galambos, C. M. (2005). Celebrating 30 years of scholarship in health and mental health [Editorial]. Health & Social Work, 30, 275-277. (Pubitemid 43095950)
23. Gardner, J. W., Larson, D. B., & Allen, G. (1991). Religious commitment and mental health: A review of the empirical literature. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 19, 6-25.
24. Garrison, M. E. B., Marks, L. D., Lawrence, E C., & Braun, B. (2004). Religious beliefs, faith, community involvement, and depression: A study of rural, lowincome mothers. Women & Health, 40, 51-62. (Pubitemid 40872312)
25. George, L. K., Larson, D. B., Koenig, H. G., & McCullough, M. E. (2000). Spirituality and health: What we know, what we need to know. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19, 102-116.
26. Glass. T. A., Kasl, S. V., & Berkman, L. E (1997). Stressful life events and depressive symptoms among the elderly. Journal of Aging and Health, 9, 70-89.
27. Gonzalez, H. M., Haan, M. N., & Hrnton, L. (2001). Acculturation and the prevalence of depression in older Mexican Americans: Baseline results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49, 948-953. (Pubitemid 32743631)
28. Gutierrez, G. (1988). A theology of liberation: History, politics, and salvation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
29. Hill, T D., Angel, J. L., Ellison, C. G., & Angel R. J. (2005). Religious attendance and mortality: An 8-year follow-up of Mexican Americans. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 60, S102-S109.
30. Hodge, D. R. (2001). Spiritual assessment: A review of major qualitative methods and a new framework for assessing spirituality. Social Work, 46, 203-214. (Pubitemid 33604520)
31. Hodge, D. R. (2005). Developing a spiritual assessment toolbox: A discussion of the strengths and limitations of five different assessment methods. Health & Social Work, 30, 314-323. (Pubitemid 43102360)
32. Hondagneu-Sotelo, P., Gaudinez, G., Lara, H., & Ortiz, B. (2004). "There's a spirit that transcends the border": Faith, ritual, and postnational protest at the U. S.-Mexico border. Sociological Perspectives, 47, 133-159.
33. Hosmer, D. W, & Lemeshow, S. (2000). Applied logistic regression (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
34. Hudson, C. G. (2005). Socioeconomic status and mental illness: Tests of the social causation and selection hypotheses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75, 3-18. (Pubitemid 40261725)
35. Hunt, L. L. (1999). Hispanic Protestantism in the United States: Trends by decade and generation. Social Forces, 77, 1601-1623.
36. Idler, E. (1994). Cohesiveness and coherence: Religion and the health of the elderly. New York: Garland.
37. James, W (1902). The varieties of religious experience. New York: Longman.
38. Kemp, B. J., Staples, E, & López-Aqueres, W (1984). Epidemiology of depression and dysphoria in an elderly Hispanic population. American Geriatrics Society, 35, 920-926.
39. Kessler, R. C., Berglund, P., Demler, O., Jin, R., Koretz, D., Merikangas, K. R., Rush, A. J., Walters, E. E., & Wang, P. S. (2003). The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). JAMA, 289, 3095-3105. (Pubitemid 37432885)
40. Koenig, H. G., & Blazer D. G. (1996). Minor depression in late life. American Journal of Geriatrics Psychiatry, 14, S14-S21. (Pubitemid 26362101)
41. Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M. E., & Larson, D. B. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of religion and health. New York: Oxford University Press.
42. Koenig, H. G., Moberg, D. O., & Kvale, J. N. (1988). Religious activities and attitudes of older adults in a geriatric assessment clinic. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 36, 362-374.
43. Kotarba, J. A. (1983). Perceptions of death, belief systems, and the process of coping with chronic pain. Social Science and Medicine, 11, 681-689.
44. Krause, J. N. (2006). Church-based social support and mortality. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 61, S140-S146.
45. Lebowitz, B. D., Pearson, J. L., Schneider, L. S., Reynolds, C. E., Alexopoulos, G., Bruce, M. L., Conwell, Y., Katz, I. R., Meyers, B. S., Morrison, M. E., Mossey, J., Niederehe, G., & Parmelee, P. (1997). Depression and treatment of depression in late life: An overview of the NIH Consensus Statement. JAMA, 278, 1186-1190. (Pubitemid 27422429)
46. Levin J. S., & Chatters, L. M. (1998). Religion, health, and psychological well-being in older adults: Findings from three national surveys. Journal of Aging and Health, 10, 504-536.
47. Levin J. S., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (1995). Religious effects on health status and life satisfaction among black Americans. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 50, S154-S163.
48. Levin J. S., & Markides, K. S. (1985). Religion and health in Mexican Americans. Journal of Religion and Health, 24, 60-69.
49. Levin J. S., Markides, K. S., & Ray, L. A. (1996). Religious attendance and psychological well-being in Mexican Americans: A panel analysis of three-generations data. Gerontologist, 36, 454-463. (Pubitemid 26268782)
50. Levin J. S., & laylor, R. J. (1997). Age differences in patterns and correlates of the frequency of prayer. Gerontologist, 37, 75-88. (Pubitemid 27083821)
51. Levitt, P. (2001). The transnational villagers. Berkeley: University of California Press.
52. Levitt, P. (2002). Two nations under God? Latino religious life in the United States. In M. M. Suárez-Orozco & M. M. Paez (Eds.), Latinos: Remaking America (pp. 150-164). Berkeley: University of California Press.
53. Magilvy J. K., Congdon, J. G., Martinez, R. J., Davis, R., & Averill, J. (2000). Caring for our own: Health care experiences of rural Hispanic elders. Journal of Aging Studies, 14, 171-190.
54. Markides, K. S., Levin, J. S., & Ray, L. A (1987). Religion, aging, and life satisfaction: An eight-year, three-wave longitudinal study. Gerontologist, 27, 660-678.
55. Matovina, T., & Riebe-Estrella, G. (2002). Horizons of the sacred: Mexican traditions in U. S. Catholicism. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
56. McHorney, C. A., Ware, J. E., & Raczek. A. E. (1993). The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): II. Psychometric and clinical tests of validity in measuring physical and mental health constructs. Medical Care, 32, 40-66.
57. Mendes de Leon, C., & Markides, K. (1988). Depressive symptoms among Mexican Americans: A threegeneration study. Journal of Epidemiology, 127, 150-160. (Pubitemid 18034376)
58. Musick, M. A., House, J. S., & Williams, D. R. (2004). Attendance at religious services and mortality in a national sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45, 198-213. (Pubitemid 41454428)
59. Nelson, P. B. (1990). Religious orientation of the elderly. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 16, 29-35.
60. NIH Consensus Development Panel on Depression in Late Life. (1992). Diagnosis and treatment of depression in late life. JAMA, 268, 1018-1024.
61. Ortiz, L. P., & Langer, N. (2002). Assessment of spirituality and religion in later life: Acknowledging clients' needs and personal resources. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 37, 5-21.
62. Pargament, K. I., & Hahn, J. (1986). God and the just world: Causal and coping attributions to God in health situations. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 25, 193-207.
63. Parsons, R. J., Gutiérrez, L. M., & Cox, E. O. (1998). A model for empowerment practice. In L. M. Gutierrez, R. J. Parsons, & E. O. Cox (Eds.), Empowerment in social work practice (pp. 3-23). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
64. Pressman, P., Lyons, J. S., Larson, D. B., & Strain, J. J. (1990). Religious belief, depression, and ambulation status in elderly women with broken hips. American Journal of Psychiatry, 14, 758-760. (Pubitemid 20188516)
65. Prigoff, A. W. (2003). Social justice framework. In J. Anderson & R. W. Carter (Eds.), Diversity perspectives (pp. 113-129). Bostom: Allyn & Bacon.
66. Salvador, R. J. (2003). What do Mexicans celebrate on the Day of the Dead? In J. D. Morgan & P. Laungani (Eds.), Death and bereavement in the Americas. Death, value and meaning series (Vol. II, pp. 75-76). Amityville, NY: Baywood.
67. Sánchez, G. J. (1993). Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, culture, and identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945. New York: Oxford Press.
68. Smith, T. B., McCullough, M. E., & Poll, J. (2003). Religiousness and depression: Evidence for a main effect and the moderating influence of stressful life events. Psychological Bulletin, 129, 614-636. (Pubitemid 37189325)
69. Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., & Williams J. B. (1999). Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD: The PHQ Primary Care Study. JAMA, 282, 1737-1744. (Pubitemid 29533604)
70. Stevens-Arroyo, A., & Diaz-Stevens, A. (1998). The Emmaus paradigm: The Latino religious resurgence. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
71. Strawbridge, W. J., Shema, S. J., Cohen, R. D., Roberts, R. E., & Kaplan, G. A. (1998). Religiosity buffers effects of some stressors on depression but exacerbates others. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 53, S118-S126. (Pubitemid 28232615)
72. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001a). Mental health care for Hispanic Americans. In Mental health: Culture, race, and ethnicity - A supplement to Mental health: A report of the surgeon general (pp. 127-155). Rockville. MD: Author.
73. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001b). A statistical profile of Hispanic older Americans aged 65+. Washington, DC: Author.
74. Van Soest, D., & Garcia, B. (2003). Diversity education for social justice: Mastering teaching skills. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
75. Villa, V. M., & Aranda, M. P. (2000). The demographic, economic, and health profile of older Latinos: Implications for health and long-term care policy and the family. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 23, 161-180. (Pubitemid 32726865)
76. Warner, S. R., & Wittner, J. G. (1998). Gatherings in diaspora: Religious communities and the new immigration. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
77. Weber, M. (1946). Religious rejections of the world and their directions. In H. H. Gerth & C. W. Mills (Eds.), From Max Weber: Essays in sociology (pp. 323-359). New York: Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1915)
78. Williams, D. R., Larson, D. B., Buckler, R., Heckmann, R., & Pyle, C. (1991). Religion and psychological distress in a community sample. Social Science and Medicine, 32, 1257-1262.
79. Yang, Y., & George, L. (2005). Functional disability, disability transitions, and depressive symptoms in late life. Journal of Aging and Health, 17, 263-292. (Pubitemid 40656730)