The role of faith in the well-being of older adults linking theories with evidence in an interdisciplinary inquiry
By: [edited by] Amy L. Ai and Monika Ardelt.
Contributors: Ai, Amy L.; Ardelt, Monika.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781607416449
Subjects: Older people -- Religious life
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Scientific investigation of the multifaceted faith effects in aging : a theory-based interdisciplinary inquiry / Amy L. Ai, Monika Ardelt; title: Effects of religiousness on positive and negative social behavior among nursing home residents : a race influence / Kenneth J. Branco; title: 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; title: Dimensions of religion and spirituality in psychological adjustment in older adults living with congestive heart failure / Crystal L. Park, Mohamad Brooks, and Jessica Sussman; title: The temporal nature of direct faith effects on global functioning and vitality in patients undergoing open-heart surgery / Amy L. Ai and Christopher Peterson; title: Differential roles of religious orientation on subjective well-being and death attitudes in old age : mediation of spiritual activities and purpose / Monika Ardelt and Cynthia S. Koenig; title: Counteracting pathways of prayer coping to the short-term postoperative adjustment in middle-aged and older cardiac patients / Amy L. Ai, Terence N. Tice, Christopher Peterson, Steven F. Bolling; title: 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; title: Congregational support and psychological well-being in a nationwide sample of Presbyterians / Christopher G. Ellison, John P. Marcum, Neal M. Krause, Terrence D. Hill, and John P. Marcum.