The Reciprocal Relationship Between Religious Beliefs and Acceptance of One’s Gay or Lesbian Family Member

Chapter 7 contextualizes the quantitative findings presented in the previous chapter by presenting a case study of Taiwan, which is a prosperous and relatively democratic society. This chapter draws on field research that includes twenty-six interviews that were conducted with journalists, nonprofit organizations, and religious and political figures. The chapter shows that same-sex behaviors are a problem in Taiwan in part because of concerns related to the importance of kinship ties and bloodlines. Additionally, many Taiwanese do not personally know someone who is gay or lesbian; many seem relatively tolerant until they consider the possibility of a gay or lesbian family member. The chapter ends by revealing the surprisingly powerful role that Christianity and the Unification Church, which include less than 10 percent of the Taiwanese population, have had in organizing the movement against homosexuality.

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The Influence of Gender, Income, and Religious Beliefs on Life Satisfaction Through Affect and Stress in Families With and Without Mental Illness

The Family Journal ◽

10.1177/10664807211000098 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106648072110000

Author(s):

Taehee Kim ◽

Allison Crowe

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Family Member ◽

Religious Beliefs ◽

Clinical Implications ◽

Minority Status

The aim of the study was to explore the influence of gender, income, and religious beliefs on life satisfaction through affect and stress in families with and without mental illness. We examined variations depending on the presence of mental illness and minority status. Results indicated that the influence of gender, income, and religion on life satisfaction through affect and stress varied between families. Males with a family member with mental illness showed significant negative affect, while those without a family member with mental illness did not show gender differences in negative affect. Results also indicated that higher income did not significantly reduce negative affect in individuals with a family member with mental illness, regardless of minority status. Gender, income, and religious beliefs were not indirectly related to life satisfaction through affect and stress for individuals who had a family member with mental illness. These results are discussed, and clinical implications are offered.

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Scales of religious beliefs and practices

Roman Catholics in England ◽

10.1017/cbo9780511897108.012 ◽

1987 ◽

pp. 218-221

Keyword(s):

Religious Beliefs ◽

Beliefs And Practices

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Perceived Burden of Informal Caregivers of a Chronically Ill Older Family Member

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000042 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 143-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Elmar Gräßel ◽

Raffaela Adabbo

Keyword(s):

Family Member ◽

Informal Caregiver ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

Stress Model ◽

The Past ◽

Perceived Burden ◽

Hypothetical Construct ◽

Care Situation ◽

The Impact ◽

Further Development

The burden of caregivers has been intensively researched for the past 30 years and has resulted in a multitude of individual findings. This review illustrates the significance of the hypothetical construct of perceived burden for the further development and design of the homecare situation. Following explanations regarding the term informal caregiver, we derive the construct burden from its conceptual association with the transactional stress model of Lazarus and Folkman. Once the extent and characteristics of burden have been set forth, we then present the impact of perceived burden as the care situation. The question of predictors of burden will lead into the last section from which implications can be derived for homecare and relief of caregivers.

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Daily Fluctuations in Work Engagement

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000160 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 227-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Arnold B. Bakker

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Research Evidence ◽

Organizational Outcomes ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Proactive Behavior ◽

Negative Events ◽

Daily Work ◽

Work Pressure ◽

Diary Research

This article presents an overview of the literature on daily fluctuations in work engagement. Daily work engagement is a state of vigor, dedication, and absorption that is predictive of important organizational outcomes, including job performance. After briefly discussing enduring work engagement, the advantages of diary research are discussed, as well as the concept and measurement of daily work engagement. The research evidence shows that fluctuations in work engagement are a function of the changes in daily job and personal resources. Particularly on the days that employees have access to many resources, they are able to cope well with their daily job demands (e.g., work pressure, negative events), and likely interpret these demands as challenges. Furthermore, the literature review shows that on the days employees have sufficient levels of job control, they proactively try to optimize their work environment in order to stay engaged. This proactive behavior is called job crafting and predicts momentary and daily work engagement. An important additional finding is that daily engagement has a reciprocal relationship with daily recovery. On the days employees recover well, they feel more engaged; and engagement during the day is predictive of subsequent recovery. Finding the daily balance between engagement while at work and detachment while at home seems the key to enduring work engagement.

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