Abstract Background and Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in social isolation globally, creating heightened levels of stress anxiety. This study investigates the link between mental well-being later life, how it varies across countries. Research Design Methods We draw on a subset older adults from Global Behaviors Perceptions COVID-19 Pandemic, unique global online survey 13,660 participants 62 use mixed-effects models to analyze data. Results Social...

This study examines the association between sense of divine involvement and meaning in life. Then it proceeds to assess how this varies by religious tradition. Using a random national sample from 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, finds that is associated with greater odds having In addition, affiliation modifies association. Specifically, positive life observed only among evangelical Protestants, mainline Catholics, but not other religionists nones. I discuss results make contributions knowledge...

Research indicates that childhood adversity is associated with poor mental health in adulthood. The purpose of this study to examine whether the deleterious long-term effects on adult are reduced for individuals who involved religious practices. Using longitudinal data from a representative sample American adults ( N = 1,635), I find salience and spirituality buffer noxious abuse change positive affect over time. By contrast, these stress-buffering properties religion fail emerge when...

Does religion justify violent acts against wives, or does it reduce approval of this type intimate partner violence? We examine whether personal religiosity raises lowers the acceptability wife‐beating. In addition, we investigate how relationship between and attitudes toward wife‐beating differs depending on overall normative context country where a person lives. Using multilevel modeling with data from fifth wave World Values Survey (2005–2008), find that greater individual‐level reduces...

The “prosperity gospel” is an understudied feature of the religious landscape United States. Little known about social patterning prosperity gospel beliefs. We focus on two core dimensions socioeconomic status (SES)—education and income—as potential influences. Our analyses data from Pew Forum Religion & Public Life's 2006 Survey Pentecostals produce three findings. First, education income have negative mostly independent associations with Second, SES‐based patterns remain after...

ObjectivesThe detrimental consequences of parents' differential treatment on children's well-being have been documented in earlier stages the life course; however, little is known about this pattern midlife. Drawing from theories equity and social comparison, we tested whether psychological was affected only by adult perceptions that their mothers treated some offspring family differently or they were favored disfavored. Further, explored extent to which these patterns differed race.

Objectives: We investigate whether older adults who place greater trust in their political leadership fare better terms of mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. also test if and how trust-wellbeing relationship varies across individual- country-level moderators. Methods: Based on cross-national data consisting over 13,000 66 countries, we estimate a series multilevel models. Results:Within is significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms. And this association stronger...

This study examines the independent and interactive effects of perceived social support (positive ties) relational stress (negative on loneliness in later life. To that end, we differentiate sources support, tap multiple items to measure stress, analyze a large cross-national dataset containing probability samples older adults across 28 countries ( N = 12,449). Our analysis demonstrates relationship between is source specific. A key finding particularly from family negatively associated with...

Existing research suggests that financial hardship is negatively associated with life satisfaction. Largely absent from the literature, however, an examination of whether this association varies across national context. Drawing on sixth wave World Values Survey (2010–2014), study assesses religious context moderates between and Moreover, it investigates how moderating influences vary by age groups. Multilevel analyses reveal negative satisfaction weaker in countries higher levels religiosity...

This study examines how micro-level religious effects and macro-level economic contexts shape individuals’ attitudes toward premarital sex. It then investigates whether the of individual-level religiosity on approval sex are contingent characteristics a nation, reflected by country’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Multilevel analyses data from sixth wave World Values Survey (2010–2014) reveal that both individual GDP capita important predictors Furthermore, cross-level interactions...

Research suggests that religion plays a critical role in individuals’ attitudes toward death later life. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether previously unexamined aspect religion—secure attachment God—is associated with anxiety among U.S. older adults and association varies across race. Using longitudinal data from representative sample aged 65 ( N = 936), the analyses reveal secure God decrease over time. Furthermore, negative between change greater for Blacks than their...

Abstract Secularization theories, such as Berger's Sacred Canopy argument , hold that religious diversity leads to a decline in participation. Religious market models (e.g., Finke and Stark) argue the opposite. Voas, Olson, Crockett found nearly all of vast research exploring this important question prior 2002 was flawed due previously unrecognized noncausal statistical relationship between measures Since 2002, methodological issue has largely stymied on topic. We first describe how,...

Abstract This study examines whether belief in supernatural evil is associated with mental health. In addition, it assesses how secure attachment to God moderates this association and gender conditions the moderating effect of God. Among a variety health outcomes, focuses on general problems as well anxiety‐related disorders (e.g., anxiety, social paranoia). Using data from 2010 Baylor Religion Survey ( N = 1,627), analyses reveal that positively anxiety paranoia. buffers positive...

Research shows that ageism (systemic discrimination against people because of their age) significantly undermines physical and psychological wellbeing, particularly among older adults. Our aim is to contribute the literature by investigating whether this negative association varies across national religious context. We estimate multilevel models drawing on a subset data (ages 55 above) from fourth round European Social Survey (2008/2009). find negatively related measures wellbeing...

This study examines the effects of prayers at mealtime on change in life satisfaction among older U.S. adults. In addition, it assesses ways that marital status conditions these psychological mealtime. Using two waves longitudinal data from Religion, Aging, and Health Survey (2001-2004), a representative sampling adults aged 65 older, analyses reveal frequency is associated with an increase over time. Further, positive are greater for nonmarried than their married counterparts. The findings...

We used two waves of longitudinal data from a sample South Africans (n = 274) to examine whether religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles following an interpersonal transgression might lead both pain (i.e., depression) and gain perceived posttraumatic growth) six months later. also explored the role positive R/S coping in modifying each these associations. After adjusting for variety covariates prior values respective outcome assessed at baseline, results indicated that were associated with small...

Is individual religiosity associated with the sense of control? If so, does a nation’s religious context modify that association? Multilevel analyses data from sixth wave World Values Survey (2010–2014) demonstrate attendance and prayer are positively control, net individual- country-level controls. However, belief in God is not control. Furthermore, cross-level interactions suggest association between control varies across national context. Specifically, attendance, prayer, more countries...

Prior research has established that perceived distributive unfairness is associated with poor mental health. The purpose of this study to examine whether religion moderates association and gender conditions the moderating effects religion. Using data from 2012 Korean General Social Survey ( N = 1,375), current analyses show positively depression. However, each two indicators religion—religious attendance salience—weakens positive between depression among women, but not men. These...

The present study examines how contextual age discrimination moderates the individual-level association between perceived and happiness among older Europeans. In this endeavor, we test two opposing views: 1) "social norm" hypothesis that predicts to become weaker in areas with a higher average level of discrimination; 2) conversely "contagion effect" grow stronger such areas. Using data from European Social Survey (2008), estimate two- three-level mixed effects models these hypotheses. Our...