| Examining Patterns of Political, Social Service, and Collaborative Involvement of Religious Congregations: A Latent Class and Transition Analysis. | |
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PMID: 23283582 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This investigation examines typologies of congregations based on patterns of congregational political and social service activities and collaborative partners. Based on a latent class analysis of a national random sample of 2,153 congregations, results indicated four distinct types of congregations with unique patterns of political, social service, and collaborative partnerships labeled: (a) Active, (b) Not Active, (c) Social Service Not Political, and (d) Political Not Social Service. Moreover, congregational characteristics such as religious tradition and clergy characteristics predicted membership in certain types. A latent transition analysis using an additional 262 congregations revealed distinct patterns of how congregations changed types across a nine year period. Results showed both congregational continuity (e.g., Not Active congregations remained Not Active) and change (e.g., Active congregations were likely to change type membership). This study advances congregational research by examining congregational types, what predicts certain types, and how congregations change types across time. Implications for future research and partnership with religious congregations also are discussed. |
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Nathan R Todd; Jaclyn D Houston |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-3 |
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Title: American journal of community psychology Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2770 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Community Psychol Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0364535 Medline TA: Am J Community Psychol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 N. Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA, ntodd@depaul.edu. |
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