Understanding Delinquency among the Spiritual but Not Religious

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher H Seto
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Parental Expectations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Delinquent Behaviors ◽  
Images Of God ◽  
Spiritual But Not Religious ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
Nonsignificant Effect

Abstract This study investigates the association between “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR) identity and delinquency using a representative sample aged 16–20 years (N = 2,530) in the United States. The analyses extend prior research by examining SBNR effects across a broad range of delinquent behaviors (theft, fighting, marijuana use, drinking alcohol, and smoking cigarettes) and by testing several theoretically salient mechanisms (religious attendance, peers, parental expectations, images of God, morality, and strain), which may account for the association between SBNR identity and delinquency. I estimate SBNR effects on delinquency using logistic and binomial regression and test mechanisms using the Karlson–Holm–Breen method. SBNR identity is positively associated with delinquency, with the strongest effects on substance use but a nonsignificant effect on theft. The hypothesized mechanisms explain between 54% and 69% of the association between SBNR identity and overall delinquency, depending on the “degree” of SBNR identity reported.

15. Religious Attendance and Cause-Specifi c Mortality in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 292-320
Author(s):  
Richard G. Rogers ◽  
Patrick M. Krueger ◽  
Robert A. Hummer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Attendance

scholarly journals Why are the oldest old less generous? Explanations for the unexpected age-related drop in charitable giving

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAMALA WIEPKING ◽  
RUSSELL N. JAMES
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Egocentric Networks ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health Cognition

ABSTRACTPrevious research has demonstrated that the generally positive relationship between age and the presence of charitable giving becomes negative at the oldest ages. We investigate potential causes of this drop in charitable giving among the oldest old including changes in health, cognition, egocentric networks, religious attendance, and substitution of charitable bequest planning. A longitudinal analysis of data from the United States Health and Retirement Survey indicates that the drop in charitable giving is mediated largely by changes in the frequency of church attendance, with only modest influences from changes in health and cognition.

scholarly journals The Religious Quest As Transformative Journey: Interspiritual Religious Belonging And The Problem Of Religious Depth

Open Theology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory McEntee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Racial Diversity ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spiritual Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Consciousness ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
Spiritual But Not Religious ◽  
Reference Potential

AbstractAs scholars and the public grope towards understanding emergent forms of religiosity (multiple-religious belonging, spiritual but not religious, interspirituality), notions of discernment, religious depth, and spiritual practice figure prominently in defining and assessing these forms. Some form of commitment to a particular religious tradition is often considered the most important factor in the discernment of religious depth, while “spiritual but not religious” is often seen as the amorphous searching or the drifting whims of an immature ego. I will argue, however, that failing to take into account the most mature forms of emerging religiosity is bound to miss important developments, just as similar methodologies would for traditional religions. Further, I point out problems with correlating religious depth with belonging to a particular religious tradition, and offer an alternate way to conceive of religious depth. In doing so I develop the concept of the religious quest as transformative journey, allowing for a more capacious understanding of religious consciousness. I then introduce interspiritual religious belonging, contrasting it with certain understandings of “multiple-religious” belonging, and providing mature examples of its embodiment. Finally, utilizing new surveys from Pew and PPRI showing accelerating growth among the “spiritual but not religious” and “religiously unaffiliated”-as well as expanding religious and racial diversity within the United States-I briefly reference potential political ramifications the interspiritual movement might have, and address the importance of developing mature theological perspectives from within it. It is my hope that the Theology Without Walls project can provide academic space for the latter.

scholarly journals Black–White Risk Differentials in COVID-19 (SARS-COV2) Transmission, Mortality and Case Fatality in the United States: Translational Epidemiologic Perspective and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurens Holmes ◽  
Michael Enwere ◽  
Janille Williams ◽  
Benjamin Ogundele ◽  
Prachi Chavan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Influenza Pandemics ◽  
John The Baptist ◽  
Binomial Regression

Background: Social and health inequities predispose vulnerable populations to adverse morbidity and mortality outcomes of epidemics and pandemics. While racial disparities in cumulative incidence (CmI) and mortality from the influenza pandemics of 1918 and 2009 implicated Blacks with survival disadvantage relative to Whites in the United States, COVID-19 currently indicates comparable disparities. We aimed to: (a) assess COVID-19 CmI by race, (b) determine the Black–White case fatality (CF) and risk differentials, and (c) apply explanatory model for mortality risk differentials. Methods: COVID-19 data on confirmed cases and deaths by selective states health departments were assessed using a cross-sectional ecologic design. Chi-square was used for CF independence, while binomial regression model for the Black–White risk differentials. Results: The COVID-19 mortality CmI indicated Blacks/AA with 34% of the total mortality in the United States, albeit their 13% population size. The COVID-19 CF was higher among Blacks/AA relative to Whites; Maryland, (2.7% vs. 2.5%), Wisconsin (7.4% vs. 4.8%), Illinois (4.8% vs. 4.2%), Chicago (5.9% vs. 3.2%), Detroit (Michigan), 7.2% and St. John the Baptist Parish (Louisiana), 7.9%. Blacks/AA compared to Whites in Michigan were 15% more likely to die, CmI risk ratio (CmIRR) = 1.15, 95% CI, 1.01–1.32. Blacks/AA relative to Whites in Illinois were 13% more likely to die, CmIRR = 1.13, 95% CI, 0.93–1.39, while Blacks/AA compared to Whites in Wisconsin were 51% more likely to die, CmIRR = 1.51, 95% CI, 1.10–2.10. In Chicago, Blacks/AA were more than twice as likely to die, CmIRR = 2.24, 95% CI, 1.36–3.88. Conclusion: Substantial racial/ethnic disparities are observed in COVID-19 CF and mortality with Blacks/AA disproportionately affected across the United States.

Learning to Navigate the New World: Korean-Immigrant Parental Expectations and Challenges in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-45
Author(s):  
Junghee Lee ◽  
William “Ted” Donlan ◽  
Hyuny Clark-Shim ◽  
Jangmin Kim ◽  
Lew Bank
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New World ◽  
Parental Expectations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrant

scholarly journals Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Weekly Drunkenness Among Immigrant Latinos in North Carolina

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Daniel-Ulloa ◽  
Beth A. Reboussin ◽  
Paul A. Gilbert ◽  
Lilli Mann ◽  
Jorge Alonzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Lower Odds

Few studies have examined correlates of heavy drinking among rural immigrant Latino men. This analysis identified correlates of typical week drunkenness and past 30-day heavy episodic drinking, within a sample of immigrant Latino men in rural North Carolina ( n = 258). In the bivariate analyses, Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and year-round employment were associated with increased odds of typical week drunkenness, and higher acculturation and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol were associated with lower odds of typical week drunkenness. Being older, Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and lower acculturation were associated with increased odds of heavy episodic drinking, and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol and completing high school were associated with decreased odds of heavy episodic drinking. In multivariable modeling, only religious affiliation was associated with typical week drunkenness. Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and lower acculturation were associated with increased odds of heavy episodic drinking, and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol and completing high school were associated with lower odds of heavy episodic drinking. The health of minority men in the United States has been neglected, and immigrant Latino men comprise a particularly vulnerable population. This analysis provides initial data on some factors associated with heavy drinking within a population about which little is known. Future studies should examine moderating or mediating factors between age, acculturation, religiosity, and heavy drinking that might be targets for behavioral interventions.

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