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Litwin H, Schwartz E, Avital D. Religiosity and Well-Being among Older Jewish Israelis: Findings from SHARE. J Relig Spiritual Aging. 2016;29(2):208-223doi: 10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491.
Litwin, H., Schwartz, E., & Avital, D. (2017). Religiosity and Well-Being among Older Jewish Israelis: Findings from SHARE. Journal of religion, spirituality & aging, 29(2), 208-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491
Litwin, Howard, et al. "Religiosity and Well-Being among Older Jewish Israelis: Findings from SHARE." Journal of religion, spirituality & aging vol. 29,2 (2017): 208-223. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491
Litwin H, Schwartz E, Avital D. Religiosity and Well-Being among Older Jewish Israelis: Findings from SHARE. J Relig Spiritual Aging. 2017;29(2):208-223. doi: 10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491. Epub 2016 Apr 04. PMID: 28959159; PMCID: PMC5612486.
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J Relig Spiritual Aging. 2017;29(2):208-223. doi: 10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491. Epub 2016 Apr 04.

Religiosity and Well-Being among Older Jewish Israelis: Findings from SHARE.

Journal of religion, spirituality & aging

Howard Litwin, Ella Schwartz, Dana Avital

Affiliations

  1. Professor, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Head, Israel Gerontological Data Center, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
  2. Researcher, Israel Gerontological Data Center, http://igdc.huji.ac.il, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905-IL, Israel.
  3. Researcher, Israel Gerontological Data Center, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

PMID: 28959159 PMCID: PMC5612486 DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2015.1132491

Abstract

This study examined the correlates of religiosity among Jewish Israelis aged 50 and older. Based on the second wave of Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, the findings show that almost half the Jewish respondents never pray and that, on average, prayer frequency is lower among Jewish Israelis than it is among most of their European counterparts. Multivariate logistic analyses revealed that those who pray more often have more health conditions, are less able to make ends meet financially and have fewer years of education. However, when facing ill health those who pray more often display a relatively lesser decline in their sense of well being.

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