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Church support networks of African Americans: The impact of gender and religious involvement
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Ann W.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Robert Joseph
dc.contributor.authorChatters, Linda M.
dc.contributor.authorHope, Meredith O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T19:56:40Z
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dc.date.available2019-07-03T19:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.identifier.citationNguyen, Ann W.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Chatters, Linda M.; Hope, Meredith O. (2019). "Church support networks of African Americans: The impact of gender and religious involvement." Journal of Community Psychology 47(5): 1043-1063.
dc.identifier.issn0090-4392
dc.identifier.issn1520-6629
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/149714
dc.description.abstractWe examined the sociodemographic and religious involvement correlates of church support networks in a nationally representative sample of African Americans across the adult life span. Data from the National Survey of American Life was used for analysis. Ordinary least squares regression was conducted to identify correlates of frequency of contact, subjective closeness, provision and receipt of overall support, receipt of emotional support, and negative interactions with church members. We also investigated differences in church support networks separately for men and women. Religious involvement was positively associated with church support network indicators (i.e., frequency of contact). Church support network indicators also varied by age, gender, education, family income, marital status, and region. The findings indicate that for many African Americans, church members are an integral component of their support networks and underscore the importance of social integration in church networks for social support exchanges. Moreover, these church support network characteristics are patterned by sociodemographic characteristics.
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.subject.otherreligious involvement
dc.subject.othersocial network
dc.subject.othersocial support
dc.subject.otherblack church
dc.subject.otherchurch support
dc.subject.otherinformal support network
dc.subject.otherreligion
dc.titleChurch support networks of African Americans: The impact of gender and religious involvement
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatry
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149714/1/jcop22171_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149714/2/jcop22171.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jcop.22171
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Community Psychology
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