Faith and well-being in later life : linking theories with evidence in an interdisciplinary inquiry / / Amy L. Ai and Monika Ardelt, editors.

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Superior document:Religion and spirituality series
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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Religion and spirituality series.
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Physical Description:xvi, 199 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Scientific investigation of the multifaceted faith effects in aging : a theory-based interdisciplinary inquiry / Amy L. Ai and Monika Ardelt
  • Effects of religiousness on positive and negative social behavior among nursing home residents / Kenneth J. Branco
  • The buffering role of religiousness and spiritual seeking on sense of control among older adults in poor physical health : a gender influence / Paul Wink, Michele Dillon, and Adrienne Prettyman
  • Dimensions of religion and spirituality in psychological adjustment in older adults living with congestive heart failure / C.L. Park, Mohamad Brooks, and Jessica Sussman
  • The temporal nature of direct faith effect on global functioning and vitality in patients undergoing open-heart surgery / Amy L. Ai and Christopher Peterson
  • Differential roles of religious orientation on subjective well-being and death attitudes in old age : mediation of spiritual activities and purpose in life / Monika Ardelt and Cynthia S. Koenig
  • Counteracting pathways of prayer coping to the short-term postoperative adjustment in middle-aged and older cardiac patients / Amy L. Ai ...[et al.]
  • Untangling the relationships between religiousness, social networks, and the variety and quality of social support among middle-aged and older adults with visual impairment / Mark Brennan and Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee
  • Faith and fitness : religious beliefs, congregational support, and exercise in a nationwide sample of Presbyterians / Christopher G. Ellison ...[et al.].