The Sense of Divine Control and Psychological Distress: Variations Across Race and Socioeconomic Status

By Scott Schieman, Tetyana Pudrovska, L. Pearlin, C. Ellison. 2006

168 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. C. Ellison
2. K. Flannelly
3. Jinwoo Lee
4. M. Bradshaw
5. Samuel L. Perry
6. Scott Schieman

In Health

1. Samuel L. Perry
2. M. Bradshaw
3. K. Flannelly
4. Scott Schieman
5. Jinwoo Lee
6. C. Ellison
7. K. Galek
8. David R. Williams

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Samuel L. Perry
2. Scott Schieman
3. M. Bradshaw
4. K. Flannelly
5. Jinwoo Lee
6. K. Galek
7. C. Ellison
8. David R. Williams

Citations in the corpus

• Pornography Use and Depressive Symptoms: Examining the Role of Moral Incongruence (2018, background): “…and Perry 2017), and experiencing depressive symptoms is negatively associated with religious participation (Ellison et al. 2001; Krause 2010; Schieman et al. 2006, 2013), though not necessarily religious tradition or conservatism (Wesselmann and Graziano 2010; but see Scheitle and Adamczyk…”
• Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion? (2010, background): “…social support or the sense of divine control in one’s life—are linked with more desirable health outcomes for African Americans as compared with whites, and for lower-SES persons as compared with their better educated and more affluent counterparts (Krause 2006b, 2008; Schieman et al. 2006).”
• Socioeconomic Status and Beliefs about God's Influence in Everyday Life (2010, background): “…prayer (Albrecht and Heaton 1984), and tend to report higher levels of divine interaction (Pollner 1989), feeling connected with God (Krause 2002), religious meaning and coping (Krause 2003, 1995), God-mediated control (Krause 2005, 2007), and the sense of divine control (Schieman et al. 2006).”
• Prayer, Attachment to God, and Symptoms of Anxiety-Related Disorders among U.S. Adults (2014, background): “Several studies—again based on diverse samples— have found that the frequency of prayer is unrelated to mental health outcomes (e.g., Ellison 1991; Ellison et al. 2009; Krause and Hayward 2013a; Schieman et al. 2006).”