Control Beliefs and Religion: How strong are they in
Environmental Stress Management? the Case of Atheistic Society

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Control Beliefs and Religion: How strong are they in Environmental Stress Management? the Case of Atheistic Society

VIDOVIĆOVÁ, Lucie

Basic information

Original name

Control Beliefs and Religion: How strong are they in Environmental Stress Management? the Case of Atheistic Society

Authors

VIDOVIĆOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

3rd ISA Forum of Sociology, International Sociological Association "The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World", Vienna, Austria, 2016

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50401 Sociology

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088488

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

control beliefs; environmental stress

Změněno: 6/4/2018 10:03, Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Many studies claim that involvement in religion is an important factor in maintaining well being and health in later life. Its impact has been followed especially among the subjective dimensions of quality of life on the one hand and the various, mainly social, aspects of religiosity on the other. Due to the high tendency to age in place, the quality of the living environment plays a crucial role in the perception of quality of life, both in the positive and negative sense. Some authors suggest that various aspects of the praxis of religiosity may act as a buffer against stress caused by the environmental press (such as the feelings of safety) and new socially driven risks. In our data, we show how the environmental press and other aspects we define as features of spatial ageism influence the quality of life of older people. In the paper we test whether the quality of life is enhanced by self-defined religiosity and whether is influenced by control beliefs (distinguishing the external, internal and transcendent locus of control). We use a representative sample of the older Czech population, which adds the interesting context of one of the most atheistic country in the world, as a large proportion of the population, and across all age groups, considers itself to be non believers or atheist. Our discussion cross-fertilises the issues of perceived quality of public spaces and neighbourhoods, religion and locus of control indicators and study of later life.

Links

GA16-20873S, research and development project

Name: Stárnutí na venkově: nezodpovězené otázky environmentální gerontologie (Acronym: RA)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

VIDOVIĆOVÁ, Lucie. Control Beliefs and Religion: How strong are they in Environmental Stress Management? the Case of Atheistic Society. In 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology, International Sociological Association "The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World", Vienna, Austria. 2016.

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VIDOVI$\backslash$'COVÁ, Lucie. Control Beliefs and Religion: How strong are they in Environmental Stress Management? the Case of Atheistic Society. In \textit{3rd ISA Forum of Sociology, International Sociological Association ''The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World'', Vienna, Austria}. 2016.

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