Item Detail
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33446
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English
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Women's Religiosity, Employment, and Mental Illness
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Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints
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Provo, UT
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BYU Religious Studies Center
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71-92
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"This article explores the influence of employment and religiosity on mental health among a sample of female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Religiosity was broken down into three dimensions: religious beliefs, public religious behavior, and private religious behavior. Employment was also broken into three smaller dimensions: current employment, percent of adult life worked, and future employment intentions. An LDS sample was chosen because LDS doctrine emphasizes the woman's role as a mother in the home. It was hypothesized that women in religions where working outside the home is not encouraged feel guilty for not staying within the norms of their religion. The participants' mental health was measured in three areas: depression, self-esteem, and feelings of general well-being. In this sample, it was found that only private religious behavior was significantly related to feelings of depression. It appears that LDS women who work are able to reconcile their church's emphasis on remaining at home and their employment outside the home." [Abstract from chapter]
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Religiosity and Delinquency among LDS Adolescents
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Risk Factors and the Prevalence of Depression in Mormon Women
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