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Caring and thriving: an international qualitative study of caregivers of orphaned and vulnerable children and strategies to sustain positive mental health
Background Child well-being is associated with caregiver mental health. Research has focused on the absence or presence of mental …
Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Nneka Jebose Molokwu, Corey L. M. Keyes, Malik Muhammad Sohail, David E. Eagle, Heather E. Parnell, Warren A. Kinghorn, Cyrilla Amanya, Vanroth Vann, Ira Madan, Blen M. Biru, Dean Lewis, Misganaw Eticha Dubie, Kathryn Whetten
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Social networks, support, and depressive symptoms: gender differences among clergy
This study extends social-psychological research on social networks and mental health by examining cross-gender differences in social …
Jennifer Lutz, David E. Eagle
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Disentangling race and socioeconomic status in health disparities research: an examination of Black and White clergy
Methods We compared the health of 1414 White and 93 Black clergy. Then, we used propensity scores to match Black and White participants …
Andrew D. Case, David E. Eagle, Jia Yao, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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Perceived social support, received social support, and depression among clergy
We argue that perceived support is best conceptualized more as a measure of how an individual appraises his/her situation rather than a …
David E. Eagle, Celia F. Hybels, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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Household charitable giving at the intersection of gender, marital status, and religion
David E. Eagle, Lisa A. Keister, Jen’nan G. Read
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A 2-year holistic health and stress intervention: results of an RCT in clergy
Introduction: This study sought to determine the effect of a 2-year, multicomponent health intervention (Spirited Life) targeting …
Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Elizabeth L. Turner, Gary G. Bennett, Jia Yao, Xiang-Fang Li, David E. Eagle, Rachel A. Meyer, Redford B. Williams, Robin Y. Swift, H. Edgar Moore, Melanie A. Kolkin, Carl C. Weisner, Katherine M. Rugani, Holly J. Hough, Virginia P. Williams, David C. Toole
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Prospective associations between depressive symptoms and the metabolic syndrome: the spirited life study of Methodist pastors in North Carolina
AbstractBackground. Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) has a robust concurrent association with depression. A small, methodologically limited …
Timothy W. Smith, David E. Eagle, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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The honeymoon is over: occupational relocation and changes in mental health among United Methodist clergy
In this study we examine how the process of relocation affects the mental health of United Methodist clergy and the extent to which …
David E. Eagle, Andrew A. Miles, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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The negative relationship between size and the probability of weekly attendance in churches in the United States
Are people less likely to attend large churches? Using nationally representative data, I find a negative relationship between size and …
David E. Eagle
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Historicizing the megachurch
The dominant view of megachurches claims they represent a new religious form, born in the United States in the 1970s and 80s. Contrary …
David E. Eagle
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