title: Jewishness and well-being: specific identification and general psychological adjustment.
abstract: The study examined the relation of nine factors describing the expression of Jewish identification with three scales related to aspects of psychological well-being (Belonging, Optimism and Self-acceptance) among 177 American Jews, ages 22 to 40 years. Regression analyses indicated a small but significant, positive relation between scores on each of the well-being scales and two aspects of Jewish identification, activism in mainstream Jewish organizations (Beta weights .15 to .23) and religiosity (.19 to .21). These expression of Jewishness accounted for 7 to 11% of the variance in reported well-being.
authors.affiliation: Ben-Gurion University, Israel. ressler@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ressler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification