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Jewishness and well-being: specific identification and general psychological adjustment
1Ben-Gurion University, Israel. ressler@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Abstract:
The study examined the relation of nine factors describing the expression of Jewish identification with three scales related to aspects of psychological well-being (Belonging, Optimism and Self-acceptance) among 177 American Jews, ages 22 to 40 years. Regression analyses indicated a small but significant, positive relation between scores on each of the well-being scales and two aspects of Jewish identification, activism in mainstream Jewish organizations (Beta weights .15 to .23) and religiosity (.19 to .21). These expression of Jewishness accounted for 7 to 11% of the variance in reported well-being.
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