Social Sciences Department, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
J Community Psychol. 2019 Jun;47(5):1210-1224. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22181. Epub 2019 Mar 10.
This study examined the contribution of personal aspects (i.e., self-esteem and motivation to lead), social aspects (i.e., number of congregational friends and positive and negative societal conditional regard), and psychological aspects (feelings of loneliness) to the sense of community among congregational members. The study was conducted in Israel among 260 active synagogue members between the ages of 18 and 88 years old (mean = 32.91). Structural equation modeling indicated that social aspects made the most significant contribution to sense of community. A significant direct positive contribution of a number of congregational friends and societal conditional positive regard to sense of community was found. However, societal conditional negative regard made the highest negative direct contribution to sense of community, and motivation to lead made no contribution to sense of community. Self-esteem made only an indirect positive contribution to sense of community via loneliness, and loneliness made a direct negative contribution to sense of community. Findings highlight the importance of the social aspect as a whole, and of societal conditional regard specifically, in understanding sense of community among congregational members.
本研究考察了个人方面（即自尊和领导动机）、社会方面（即会众朋友的数量以及积极和消极的社会条件性关注）和心理方面（孤独感）对会众成员社区意识的贡献。该研究在以色列进行，参与者为 18 至 88 岁之间的 260 名活跃的犹太教会堂成员（平均年龄为 32.91 岁）。结构方程模型表明，社会方面对社区意识的贡献最大。会众朋友的数量和社会条件积极关注对社区意识有显著的直接积极贡献。然而，社会条件消极关注对社区意识的直接负面影响最大，领导动机对社区意识没有贡献。自尊仅通过孤独感对社区意识产生间接的积极贡献，而孤独感对社区意识有直接的消极贡献。研究结果强调了社会方面整体以及社会条件性关注在理解会众成员社区意识方面的重要性。
