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Neal Krause
Funded Research:
Health and Well Being Among Older-Old in United States and Japan (NIA)
Health Behaviors and Lifestyles in Old Age in the United States and Japan (NIA)
Religion, Aging and Health (NIA)
Religion, Aging, and Mexican American Health (NIA)
Religion, Spirituality, Aging, and Health (Templeton)
Soc Exchanges & Mortality: Is Supp or Conflict Critical (NIA)
Trajectories of Subjective Well-Being and Ethnicity in Old Age (NIA)
Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology.
Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education.
Ph.D., Akron University-Kent State University
Dr. Krause's work focuses on stress and the resources people use to cope with it. In particular, he is interested in stress and health among the elderly, and religion and health in late life.
Recent Publications
Books
Krause, Neal. 2008. Aging in the Church: How Social Relationships Affect Health. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press. Abstract.
Schaie, K. Warner, Neal Krause, and Alan Booth. 2004. Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly. New York: Springer Pub. Co.
Journal Articles
Krause, Neal. Forthcoming. "Reported contact with the dead, religious involvement, and death anxiety in late life." Review of Religious Research.
Krause, Neal. Forthcoming. "Receiving social support at church when stressful life events arise: Do Catholics and Protestants Differ?" Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
Krause, Neal, and Elena Bastida. Forthcoming. "Social relationships in the church during late life: Assessing differences between African Americans, whites, and Mexican Americans." Review of Religious Research.
Shaw, Benjamin A., Neal Krause, and Jersey Liang. Forthcoming. "Cohort differences in long-term patterns of change in alcohol consumption among older adults." Journal of Aging and Health.
Krause, Neal, and Elena Bastida. Forthcoming. "Religion and Health Among Older Mexican Americans: Exploring the Influence of Making Mandas." Journal of Religion and Health.
Krause, Neal. 2012. "Feelings of Gratitude Toward God Among Older Whites, Older African Americans, and Older Mexican Americans." Research on Aging, 34(2): 156-173. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Krause, Neal. 2012. "Valuing the Life Experience of Old Adults and Change in Depressive Symptoms: Exploring an Overlooked Benefit of Involvement in Religion." Journal of Aging and Health, 24(2): 227-249. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.
Krause, Neal, and E. Bastida. 2011. "Financial Strain, Religious Involvement, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Mexican Americans." Research on Aging, 33(4): 403-425. DOI. Abstract. Local Access.