title: Informal support from black churches and the well-being of elderly blacks.
abstract: This paper explores the type of support black churches and families provide, and how that support relates to the well-being of elderly blacks. Findings indicate that the family network is perceived as more supportive than the church network, but that church support contributes to feelings of well-being. Perceptions of support from the churches and not the spiritual aspects of religion or involvement in organized religious activities were associated with well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Walls
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zarit
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012067:Religion; D012944:Social Support