The Association Between Religious Beliefs and Practices and End-of-Life Fears Among Members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) |
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| Authors: | Nava R Silton Kevin J Flannelly Christopher G Ellison Kathleen Galek Martha R Jacobs John P Marcum Faye J Silton |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Psychology,Marymount Manhattan College,New York,USA;2.The Spears Research Institute,Healthcare Chaplaincy,New York,USA;3.Department of Sociology,University of Texas at San Antonio,San Antonio,USA;4.Department of Continuing and Professional Studies,HealthCare Chaplaincy,New York,USA;5.Research Services,Presbyterian Church (U.S.A),Louisville,USA;6.Department of Program Development,The Massry Residence,Albany,USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the association between various religious beliefs and practices and fears pertaining to death and dying
in a national sample of liberal Protestant U.S. adults. Data were analyzed from a 2002 survey of members and elders of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) (N = 935). Four measures of religion were tested together in models predicting four end-of-life fears. Church attendance (p < .01), other church involvement (p < .05), and belief in life after death (p < .001) had negative associations with the fear of what happens after death. Private devotion was inversely related to the
fear of dying in pain (p < .05). Involvement in church activities (p < .05), aside from religious services, was inversely related to the fear of leaving loved ones behind. Females tended to
be more fearful than males of dying alone and dying in pain and older adults tended to be less fearful than younger adults
of the unknown and of leaving loved ones behind. |
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