This application proposes to investigate the correlates and functions of church-based informal assistance among Black Americans. These analyses will examine church assistance with a specific focus on the influence of religious involvement and social location factors (e.g., age, gender, and marital status) in determining both the quantity and quality of church-based support (i.e., network integration, enacted and perceived support). The proposed analyses will examine the impact of church support on the relationship between social stressors and various psychological well-being and physical health status outcomes. Further, this proposal will examine the influence of assistance from church and family members on the relationship between social stressors and physical health and psychological well-being. These relationships will be examined both cross-sectionally and using panel data. This proposed investigation of church-based informal social support is based on the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA) and the three additional waves of the NSBA Panel Study. The background research and conceptual model guiding this research are derived from several literatures including: 1) religious involvement, 2) religion and health, 3) informal social support, and 4) stress, social support and health/well-being, relevant model components will specify multifactoral models of these relationships which will be analyzed using a variety of multivariate procedures. These will include OLS regression, logistic regression, path analysis, and covariance-structure modeling. The proposed research will contribute to our understanding of the correlates of church-based assistance as well as its impact on the health and well-being of Black Americans.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AG018782-02
Application #
6509940
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SNEM-1 (01))
Program Officer
Stahl, Sidney M
Project Start
2001-03-15
Project End
2004-02-28
Budget Start
2002-03-01
Budget End
2003-02-28
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$249,036
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Miscellaneous
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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