Religion and Health Among African Americans: A Qualitative Examination
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2005
Journal / Book Title
Research on Aging
Abstract
Hummer, Rogers, Nam, and Ellison found a 13.7-year advantage in longevity for African Americans who attend worship services more than once a week compared with those who never attend. This article subsequently responds to the question, Why do highly religious African Americans live significantly longer? A purposive sample of highly religious, African American adults were interviewed using an in-depth, qualitative approach to examine the religion-health-longevity interface. Six themes relating to the research question are reported: active faith involvement and the aged, avoiding negative coping, evading violence, the absence of hope, social support, and the power of prayer. The six themes are discussed in detail, and directions for future research are recommended.
DOI
10.1177/0164027505276252
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Marks, Loren; Nesteruk, Olena; Swanson, Mandy; Garrison, Betsy; and Davis, Tanya, "Religion and Health Among African Americans: A Qualitative Examination" (2005). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 140.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/140
Published Citation
Marks, L., Nesteruk, O., Swanson, M., Garrison, B., & Davis, T. (2005). Religion and Health Among African Americans: A Qualitative Examination. Research on Aging, 27(4), 447-474. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027505276252