Determinants of Congregational Attendees’ Psychological Outcomes

Yael Itzhaki; Ram A. Cnaan

doi:10.1007/s10943-019-00803-z

Determinants of Congregational Attendees’ Psychological Outcomes

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Abstract

Congregational membership is known to enhance physical and mental health, as well as providing psychological outcomes (subjective well-being and loneliness). However, it is not clear whether these outcomes can be attributed to social resources or personal resources. The study was conducted in Israel among 260 active synagogue members between 18 and 88 years of age (mean = 32.91). Structural equation modeling suggested that personal resources were the strongest predictors of subjective well-being and loneliness, whereas social resources had lower predictive power. The article offers unique insights into the role of social and personal factors in congregation members’ subjective well-being and loneliness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1141-1159
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	60
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00803-z
State	Published - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Congregational members
Loneliness
Sense of community
Societal conditional regard (SCR)
Subjective well-being

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General Nursing
Religious studies

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