Open AccessExploring the Stress-Buffering Effects of Church-Based and Secular Social Support on Self-Rated Health in Late Life
Author(s) -
Neal Krause
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/61.1.s35
Subject(s) - social support , coping (psychology) , psychology , gerontology , emotional support , social psychology , medicine , clinical psychology
The purpose of this study is to see if emotional support received from fellow church members and emotional support from secular social networks reduce the effects of financial strain on self-rated health. A second goal is to determine if church-based social support is a more important coping resource for older Blacks than for older Whites.
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