Boey Kam Weng
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong People's Republic of China.
Int J Psychiatr Nurs Res. 2003 Feb;8(2):921-35.
The purpose of this study was to examine the religious belief of the elderly women in Hong Kong and how their life satisfaction and depressive symptoms were related to various dimensions of religiosity. Data based on a community sample of older women (N = 180, mean age = 74.2 years) indicated that majority of them (56.7%) reported beliefs in folk religion and ancestor worship. The Catholics and Buddhists appeared to enjoy a better mental health status than did the Protestants, which seemed to be mediated by better family supports and physical health condition. Objective measure of attendance at religious activities was not related to psychological well-being. In contrast, subjective feelings that religious faith was a source of strength and comfort, and that it would help in times of difficulty were significantly associated with psychological well-being.
本研究旨在考察香港老年女性的宗教信仰，以及她们的生活满意度和抑郁症状如何与宗教信仰的各个维度相关。基于老年女性社区样本（N = 180，平均年龄 = 74.2岁）的数据表明，她们中的大多数（56.7%）报告信仰民间宗教和祖先崇拜。天主教徒和佛教徒的心理健康状况似乎比新教徒更好，这似乎是由更好的家庭支持和身体健康状况所介导的。宗教活动参与度的客观测量与心理健康无关。相比之下，宗教信仰是力量和安慰的源泉，以及在困难时期会有所帮助的主观感受与心理健康显著相关。
