Table 4.
OLS regression of trait anxiety on religious group involvement
| Full Sample (N=928) |
Congregation Members Only (N=312) |
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| Variable | % diff | (95% CI) | p | % diff | (95% CI) | p |
| Religious tradition | ||||||
| Hindu (ref) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muslim | −1.71 | (−8.99, 5.57) | .64 | −0.08 | (−10.60, 10.45) | .98 |
| Jain | −2.77 | (−10.87, 5.33) | .50 | 3.20 | (−8.19, 14.59) | .58 |
| Sikh | −4.68 | (−11.31, 1.95) | .16 | −1.30 | (−10.86, 8.25) | .78 |
| Other religion | 7.16 | (−1.79, 16.10) | .11 | 2.02 | (−9.27, 13.30) | .72 |
| Multiple religions | 1.02 | (−6.10, 8.13) | .77 | 3.31 | (−9.89, 16.50) | .62 |
| Nonea | 1.72 | (−4.69, 8.12) | .59 | - | - | - |
| F-test | .44 | .98 | ||||
| Group prayer | ||||||
| Once/day or more (ref) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| >Once/week | 8.98 | (−2.38, 20.33) | .12 | 5.18 | (−7.22, 17.58) | .41 |
| Once/week | 4.91 | (−3.10, 12.92) | .23 | −0.78 | (−9.65, 8.10) | .86 |
| Several/month | 4.26 | (−4.50, 13.01) | .34 | 8.92 | (−2.25, 20.09) | .11 |
| Several/year | 9.14 | (1.92, 16.36) | .01 | 3.37 | (−6.25, 12.99) | .49 |
| Never | 8.11 | (.37, 15.86) | .04 | 5.26 | (−6.63, 17.15) | .38 |
| p-trend | .07 | .40 | ||||
| Religious attendance | ||||||
| Several/week (ref) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Once/week | −1.10 | (−8.97, 6.77) | .78 | −2.78 | (−11.97, 6.41) | .55 |
| 2-3/month | −3.13 | (−10.63, 4.36) | .41 | −9.13 | (−18.42, .17) | .05 |
| Once/month | −6.50 | (−14.60, 1.60) | .11 | −13.59 | (−25.72, -1.46) | .02 |
| Rarelyc | −9.35 | (−20.47, 1.78) | .09 | - | - | - |
| p-trend | .02 | .01 | ||||
| Giving/receiving cong support | ||||||
| Very Often (ref) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairly often | - | - | - | 6.48 | (−.71, 13.66) | .07 |
| Occasional/never | - | - | - | 14.18 | (5.86, 22.51) | .00 |
| p-trend | .00 | |||||
| Congregation neglectd | - | - | - | 4.82 | (−2.65, 12.28) | .20 |
| Congregation criticism | - | - | - | 6.15 | (−.40, 12.08) | .06 |
| R2 | .110 | .212 | ||||
Notes: Models control for age, gender, income, education, full time employment, home ownership, marital status, percent of life in US, language spoken at home, depression and anxiety medication, and alcohol consumption.
a
Six remaining cases removed from congregation-only sample
b
After deletion of non-congregants, one remaining case moved from "not at all" to "slightly"
c
After deletion of non-congregants, one remaining case moved from "rarely" to "once/month"
d
Positively significant (p<.05) when controlled for religious tradition and covariates only