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The impact of religiousness, spirituality, and social support on psychological well-being among older adults in rural areas

Journal of Gerontological Social Work, ISSN: 0163-4372, Vol: 48, Issue: 3-4, Page: 281-298
2007
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This paper presents the results of a study on the impact of spirituality, religiousness, and social support on the psychological well-being among rural elderly. With a rural community sample of 215 older adults, hierarchical regression analyses found significant associations between dimensions of spirituality/religiousness, social support, and psychological well-being, with spirituality/religiousness inversely related to depression and social support, positively related to life satisfaction. Findings of this study suggest that practitioners need to develop programs or services that are congruent with religious/ spiritual beliefs and practices in order to better enhance the psychosocialwell-being and improve the quality of life among older persons in rural areas. © 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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