Religious effects on health status and life satisfaction among black Americans.

摘要: This study tests a theoretical model linking religiosity, health status, and life satisfaction using data from the National Survey of Black Americans, nationally representative sample Blacks at least 18 years old. Findings reveal statistically significant effects for organizational religiosity on both satisfaction, nonorganizational health, subjective satisfaction. Analyses structural invariance good overall fit across three age cohorts ( or = 55) confirm that assuming age-invariance parameters does not significantly detract fit. In addition, after controlling several sociodemographic correlates well-being, maintains strong, effect These findings suggest association between religion well-being is consistent over course simply an artifact confounding measures status.