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Religiosity and Loneliness Among the Elderly

Religiosity and Loneliness Among the Elderly Based on a deprivation model of religiosity we analyze the relationship betweentwo dimensions of religiosity and loneliness among the elderly with the effects ofinvolvement in various types of family and friendship relations controlled andcompared with the effects of religiosity. Data were collected through interviewswith 131 residents of a 199-unit apartment facility for the elderly. Results of theregression analysis showed that greater involvement in the social aspects of religionwas significantly related to less loneliness more consistently than involvement inthe variousfamily andfriendship relations. In contrast, the subjective dimension ofreligiosity was not significantly related to loneliness with the social contactvariables controlled, even though the direction was as hypothesized http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Religiosity and Loneliness Among the Elderly

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0733-4648
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Abstract

Based on a deprivation model of religiosity we analyze the relationship betweentwo dimensions of religiosity and loneliness among the elderly with the effects ofinvolvement in various types of family and friendship relations controlled andcompared with the effects of religiosity. Data were collected through interviewswith 131 residents of a 199-unit apartment facility for the elderly. Results of theregression analysis showed that greater involvement in the social aspects of religionwas significantly related to less loneliness more consistently than involvement inthe variousfamily andfriendship relations. In contrast, the subjective dimension ofreligiosity was not significantly related to loneliness with the social contactvariables controlled, even though the direction was as hypothesized

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Journal of Applied Gerontology – SAGE

Published: Mar 1, 1989

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