TY - JOUR
T1 - Aging religiosity, and adjustment
T2 - A longitudinal analysis
AU - Markides, K. S.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - The relationships between church attendance, self-rated religiosity, and private prayer with aging are investigated with longitudinal data on older Mexican-Americans and Anglos. It is found that church attendance and practice of private prayer remained relatively stable over time (4 years) and that self-rated religiosity increased somewhat. Of the three measures only church attendance showed a significant effect on life satisfaction (net of other important predictors of life satisfaction) for both ethnic groups and at both points of observation. Among Anglos the effect of church attendance on life satisfaction increased significantly during the study interval.
AB - The relationships between church attendance, self-rated religiosity, and private prayer with aging are investigated with longitudinal data on older Mexican-Americans and Anglos. It is found that church attendance and practice of private prayer remained relatively stable over time (4 years) and that self-rated religiosity increased somewhat. Of the three measures only church attendance showed a significant effect on life satisfaction (net of other important predictors of life satisfaction) for both ethnic groups and at both points of observation. Among Anglos the effect of church attendance on life satisfaction increased significantly during the study interval.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/38.5.621
DO - 10.1093/geronj/38.5.621
M3 - Article
C2 - 6886320
AN - SCOPUS:0020562116
SN - 0022-1422
VL - 38
SP - 621
EP - 625
JO - Journals of Gerontology
JF - Journals of Gerontology
IS - 5
ER -