Length and locus of friendship influence church members’ sense of social support and comfort with sharing emotions

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 39-55

  McFadden, Susan H ^a   Knepple, Amy M ^a   Armstrong, Jessica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Church based social support; Friendship; Negative emotions; Older adults; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952137124     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v15n04_04     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Adams, R. G. (1986). Secondary friendship networks and psychological well-being among elderly women. Activities, Adaptation, & Aging, 8(2), 59-72.
2. Adams, R. G., Blieszner, R., & DeVries, B. (2000). Definitions of friendship in the third age: Age, gender, and study location effects. Journal of Aging Studies, 14, 117-133.
3. American Psychological Association (1992). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist, 47, 1597-1611.
4. Antonucci, T. C. (1994). A life-span view of women’s social relations. In B. F. Turner & L. E. Troll (Eds.), Women growing older: Psychological perspectives (pp. 239-269). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
5. Blieszner, R. (2001). “She’ll be on my heart”: Intimacy among friends. Generations, 25(2), 48-54.
6. Carstensen, L. L. (1992). Social and emotional patterns in adulthood: Support for socioemotional selectivity theory. Psychology and Aging, 7, 331-338.
7. Carstensen, L. L., Pasupathi, M., Mayr, U., & Nesselroade, J. (2000). Emotional experience in everyday life across the adult life span. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 644-655.
8. Carstensen, L. L., & Turk-Charles, S. (1994). The salience of emotion across the adult life span. Psychology and Aging, 9, 259-264.
9. Chipperfield, J. G., Perry, R. P., & Weinder, B. (2003). Discrete emotions in later life. Journal of Gerontology: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 58B, P24-P34.
10. Field, D. (1999). Continuity and change in friendships in advanced old age: Findings from the Berkeley Older Generation Study. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 48, 325-346.
11. Gross, J. J., Carstensen, L. L., Pasupathi, M., Tsai, J., Skorpen, C. G., & Hsu, A. Y. C. (1997). Emotion and aging: Experience, expression, and control. Psychology and Aging, 12, 590-599.
12. Jung, C. G. (1930-1971). The stages of life. In J. Campbell (Ed.), The portable Jung (pp. 3-22). New York: Viking.
13. Keyes, C. L. M. (2002). The exchange of emotional support with age and its relationship with emotional well-being by age. Journal of Gerontology: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 57B, P518-P525.
14. Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M. E., & Larson, D. B. (2001). Handbook of religion and health. New York: Oxford University Press.
15. Krause, N. (1999). Religious support. Multidimensional measurement of religiousness/ spirituality for use in health research: A report of the Fetzer Institute/National Institute on Aging Working Group (pp. 57-63). Kalamazoo, MI: Fetzer Institute.
16. Krause, N. (2001). Social support. In R. H. Binstock & L. K. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences (5th ed., pp. 272-294). San Diego: Academic Press.
17. Krause, N., Ellison, C. G., Shaw, B. A., Marcum, J. P., & Boardman, J. D. (2001). Church-based social support and religious coping. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40, 637-656.
18. Krause, N. (2002). Church-based social support and health in old age: Exploring variations by race. Journal of Gerontology: SOCIAL SCIENCES, 57B, S332-S347.
19. Lang, F. R. (2001). Regulation of social relationships in later adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 56B, P321-P326.
20. Lang, F. R., & Carstensen, L. L. (1994). Close emotional relationships in late life: Further support for proactive aging in the social domain. Psychology and Aging, 9, 315-324.
21. Levin, J. S., & Taylor, R. J. (1993). Gender and age differences in religiosity among Black Americans. The Gerontologist, 33, 16-23.
22. Lewittes, H. J. (1989). Just being friendly means a lot: Women, friendship, and aging. Women & Health, 14, 139-159.
23. Mroczek, D. K. (2001). Age and emotion in adulthood. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 10, 87-90.
24. Neill, C. M., & Kahn, A. S. (1999). The role of personal spirituality and religious social activity on the life satisfaction of older widowed women. Sex Roles, 40, 319-329.
25. Nooney, J., & Woodrum, E. (2002). Religious coping and church-based social support as predictors of mental health outcomes: Testing a conceptual model. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41, 359-368.
26. Pargament, K. I., Echemendia, R. J., Johnson, S., Cook, P., McGath, C., Myers, J. G., & Brannick, M. (1987). The conservative church: Psychosocial advantages and disadvantages. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 269-286.
27. Pargament, K. I., Silverman, W., Johnson, S., Echemendia, R., & Snyder, S. (1983). The psychosocial climate of religious congregations. American Journal of Community Psychology, 11, 351-381.
28. Ramsey, J. L. (2001). Spiritual intimacy in later life: Implications for clinical practice. Generations, 25(2), 59-63.
29. Ramsey, J. L., & Blieszner, R. (1999). Spiritual resiliency in older women: Models of strength for challenges through the life span. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
30. Roof, W. C., & McKinney, W. (1987). American mainline religious: Its changing shape and future. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
31. Shea, L., Thompson, L., & Blieszner, R. (1988). Resources in older adults’ old and new friendships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 5, 83-96.
32. Stuckey, J. C. (1997). A community of friends: The Sunday School class as a conduit for social contacts and social support among older women. Journal of Religious Gerontology, 10(3), 53-71.
33. Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (1986). Church-based informal support among elderly Blacks. The Gerontologist, 26, 637-642.
34. Troll, L. E. (1994). Family connectedness of old women: Attachments in later life. In B. F. Turner & L. E. Troll (Eds.), Women growing older: Psychological perspectives (pp. 169-201). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.