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Listening to religious music and mental health in later life
- Authors:
- INOUE Megumi, MOORMAN Sara M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 55(6), 2015, pp.951-960.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Purpose of the Study: Research has linked several aspects of religion - including service attendance, prayer, meditation, religious coping strategies, congregational support systems, and relations with God, among others - with positive mental health outcomes among older U.S. adults. This study examines a neglected dimension of religious life: listening to religious music. Design and Methods: Two waves of nationally representative data on older U.S. adults were analysed (n = 1,024). Results: Findings suggest that the frequency of listening to religious music is associated with a decrease in death anxiety and increases in life satisfaction, self-esteem, and a sense of control across the 2 waves of data. In addition, the frequency of listening to gospel music (a specific type of religious music) is associated with a decrease in death anxiety and an increase in a sense of control. These associations are similar for different ethnicities, women and men, and low- and high-socioeconomic status individuals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Caring for my abuser: childhood maltreatment and caregiver depression
- Authors:
- KONG Jooyoung, MOORMAN Sara M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 55(4), 2015, pp.656-666.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Purpose: This study examined depressive symptoms among adult survivors of childhood maltreatment who provided care to their former abusive/neglectful parents. The extent to which four coping styles - problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, positive social support, and negative social support - moderated the association between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms of the caregivers were also investigated. Design and Methods: Among 1,001 filial caregivers from the 2003-2005 wave of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, 18.6% of respondents reported verbal, physical, or sexual abuse in childhood; 9.4% reported neglect in childhood. Ordinary least squares regression models were estimated. Results: Persons who had a history of parental abuse showed significantly more frequent depressive symptoms when providing care to their abusive parent(s) compared with caregivers who had not experienced parental abuse. Those who had been neglected had significantly more frequent depressive symptoms than caregivers who did not report neglect. Additionally, the use of emotion-focused coping was more strongly associated with more frequent depressive symptoms among abused caregivers than among caregivers with no history of abuse. Implications: This vulnerable group of caregivers should be recognised in the development and implementation of support services for family caregivers. In direct practice settings, when assessing caregiver stress and burden, the history of childhood maltreatment needs to be taken into account. (Edited publisher abstract)