A5020270826- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Religious Education and Schools
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Duke University
2016-2025
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
2017-2025
University of Maryland, College Park
2022
Duke Energy (United States)
2022
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2021
We argue that perceived support is best conceptualized more as a measure of how an individual appraises his/her situation rather than true reflection much he/she receives. To test this theory, we used survey data from the Clergy Health Initiative Panel Survey to examine relationship between and received social their association with depressive symptoms in clergy ( N = 1,288). Overall, analyses revealed had weak support. Greater significant lower symptoms. In contrast, greater only small...
Journal Article Historicizing the Megachurch Get access David E. Eagle Email: david.eagle@duke.edu. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar of Social History, Volume 48, Issue 3, Spring 2015, Pages 589–604, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shu109 Published: 07 April 2015
Abstract Are religious leaders unusually unhealthy? This question has long occupied scholars interested in the study of institutions, and a significant body research examined causes, correlates, effects poor health among clergy. In this study, we aimed to: (1) outline development of, bias inherent to, scholarly understanding clergy over past 50 years; (2) test, using recently collected nationally representative sample clergy, standing assumption that are an especially unhealthy vocational...
According to the General Social Survey, combined rate of weekly and monthly attendance at religious services in Canada has declined by about 20 points from 1986 2008. Approximately half this decline stems increase proportion people reporting no religion, who, for most part, do not attend services. The other portion is attributable eroding rates among Catholics, particularly older Protestants Québec. Attendance outside Québec show signs increase. reported Project surveys cited Bibby as a...
Abstract Farmland conservation policies typically use zoning and differentiated taxes to prevent urban development of farmland, but little is known about the effectiveness these policies. This study adds current knowledge by examining impact British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), established in 1973, which severely restricts subdivision nonagricultural uses for more than 4.7 million hectares farmland. To determine extent ALR preserves farmland reducing or removing option, a...
Chaves (2010) argues that much of the work in sociology religion is susceptible to religious congruence fallacy—the tendency assume consistency between beliefs and one's attitudes behaviors across situations when they are fact highly variable. We build on extend this argument by focusing intersecting group identities as a mechanism for identifying such incongruence, not only within contexts, but also at intersection categories gender race. To illustrate argument, analysis draws data from...
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA) level, dietary inflammatory (DII), and oral contractive (OC) use on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, determine if elevated CRP values reflect systemic inflammation in OC users. Data were obtained from four cycles (1999-2006) U.S. National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study, yielding a sample 496 current users comparator group 1,583 regularly menstruating women. A general...
Abstract Objectives: Work in occupations with higher levels of occupational stress can bring mental health costs. Many older adults worldwide are continuing to work past traditional retirement age, raising the question whether experience depression, anxiety, or burnout at same greater as younger workers, and there differences by age these over time. Design/setting/participants: Longitudinal survey 1161 currently employed US clergy followed every 6–12 months for up 66 months. Measurements:...
The job-demand-control-support model indicates that clergy are at high risk for chronic stress and adverse health outcomes. A multi-group pre-test-post-test design was used to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, range of outcome effect sizes four potentially stress-reducing interventions: inoculation training, mindfulness-based reduction (MBSR), Daily Examen, Centering Prayer. All United Methodist in North Carolina were eligible recruited via email attend their preferred intervention....
Abstract RELTRAD is a major religious taxonomy used by large number of researchers. Although criticisms have been raised about its utility, improving the algorithm to capture contemporary dynamics important given widespread use. The present classifies more religiously active nondenominational respondents as Conservative Protestants and codes remainder missing data. A growing Americans indicate they are either or only Christian Protestant, which means using in existing form nonrandom...
Past research reveals mixed results regarding the relationship between gender and charitable giving. We show plays a significant role in giving but only when considered alongside marital status religion. Using 2006 Portraits of American Life Study, we model household’s propensity to give amount given. extend past by disaggregating unmarried households look at divorced, widowed, never-married households, including multiple religion measures. Results indicate headed females have lower levels...
Victor Ray argues organizations are racial structures that legitimate the unequal distribution of resources and stratify agency groups through organizational processes treat White identity as a credential decouple formal rules meant to reduce disparities from practice. This study demonstrates utility this theory in an empirical case earnings, job quality, advancement among clergy United Methodist Church. Despite preferences articulated by Black clergy, policies ban race consideration...
Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) has a robust concurrent association with depression. A small, methodologically limited literature suggests that Met-S and depression are reciprocally related over time, an could contribute to their overlapping influences on morbidity mortality in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer. Using refined approach the measurement of as continuous latent variable comprising components, this study tested prospective associations between This 1114 clergy included four...
The VIA Classification of Character Strengths has broken important ground for measuring character strengths across cultures. Because the is a closed system abstract strengths, however, it unknown how end-users engage in particular cultural and practical contexts, define themselves, or identify additional strengths. In this study, residential care directors (n = 18) other caregivers 64) orphans vulnerable children (OVCs) five distinct global locations prioritized with card-sort most work...
Abstract In this study, we examine the role of spiritual struggles among clergy, in form “divine struggle” or feelings alienation from God and their associations with well-being (depressive symptoms burnout) clergy. Drawing a life-stress perspective, also test whether received anticipated congregational support moderates these associations. Using two waves data (2016–2019) Clergy Panel Health Survey United Methodist clergy North Carolina (n = 1,261), results suggest that it was who increased...