Social Support in Seventh-Day Adventists and Their Neighbors |
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Authors: | Gary E Fraser Tina M Haller-Wade Scott Morrow |
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Institution: | (1) School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California;(2) Department of Family Practice, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California;(3) Department of Preventive Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, sCalifornia |
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Abstract: | Certain structural and functional aspects of social networks and support were compared among 157 middle-aged male Seventh-day Adventists and male neighbors of the same age range. The Adventist men were 11.2% more likely to be married (p<0.05), had 15% more trusted friends (p<0.10) and 31% more trusted relatives (p<0.005) than their neighbors. Of the Adventists and neighbors, 74% and 52% respectively reported feeling frequently cared for by others (p<0.001). At least weekly church attendance was practiced by 84% of the Adventists and 30% of the neighbors (p<0.001). It is speculated that some of the favorable mortality experience of Adventists may be causally related to these increased levels of social support. |
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