Religiosity, nationalism and human reproduction: the case of Israel

Landau, Ruth

doi:10.1108/01443330310790408

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“…A likely explanation for this result is that Israel is a country with a pro-natal public policy, and childbirth is highly encouraged and appreciated. [ 29 , 30 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

Coping strategies, satisfaction with life, and quality of life in Crohn’s disease: A gender perspective using structural equation modeling analysis

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ObjectiveTo identify coping strategies and socio-demographics impacting satisfaction with life and quality of life in Crohn’s disease (CD).Methods402 patients completed the Patient Harvey-Bradshaw Index, Brief COPE Inventory, Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ). We performed structural equation modeling (SEM) of mediators of quality of life and satisfaction with life.ResultsThe cohort comprised: men 39.3%, women 60.1%; P-HBI 4.75 and 5.74 (p = 0.01). In inactive CD (P-HBI≤4), both genders had SWLS score 23.8; men had SIBDQ score 57.4, women 52.6 (p = 0.001); women reported more use of emotion-focused, problem-focused and dysfunctional coping than men. In active CD, SWLS and SIBDQ scores were reduced, without gender differences; men and women used coping strategies equally. A SEM model (all patients) had a very good fit (X2(6) = 6.68, p = 0.351, X2/df = 1.114, SRMR = 0.045, RMSEA = 0.023, CFI = 0.965). In direct paths, economic status impacted SWLS (β = 0.39) and SIBDQ (β = 0.12), number of children impacted SWLS (β = 0.10), emotion-focused coping impacted SWLS (β = 0.11), dysfunctional coping impacted SWLS (β = –0.25). In an indirect path, economic status impacted dysfunctional coping (β = –0.26), dysfunctional coping impacted SIBDQ (β = –0.36). A model split by gender and disease activity showed that in active CD economic status impacted SIBDQ in men (β = 0.43) more than women (β = 0.26); emotional coping impacted SWLS in women (β = 0.36) more than men (β = 0.14).ConclusionsGender differences in coping and the impacts of economic status and emotion-focused coping vary with activity of CD. Psychological treatment in the clinic setting might improve satisfaction with life and quality of life in CD patients.

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“…A likely explanation for this result is that Israel is a country with a pro-natal public policy, and childbirth is highly encouraged and appreciated. [ 29 , 30 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coping strategies, satisfaction with life, and quality of life in Crohn’s disease: A gender perspective using structural equation modeling analysis

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“…Hence, social structures among Muslims support strong kinship bonds and pro-natalist values promoted by the country's policies. 60 One of the major questions is whether the pro-natalist policy, which has tremendous financial implications-roughly $40 million per year and the average of $40,000 cost for a baby 61 -should apply to all citizens, especially the non-Jewish, and, if not, what would the effect of a discriminatory policy toward Jews be like? 62 Studies show that states in which insurance coverage for IVF services is fully or partially mandated use these services more than those with no mandated insurance but have decreased number of embryos transferred per cycle, a lower percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancy, and a smaller percentage of pregnancies with three or more fetuses.…”

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Commanding the “Be Fruitful and Multiply” Directive: Reproductive Ethics, Law, and Policy in Israel

Sperling¹

2010

Camb Q Healthc Ethics

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As of June 2009, Israel’s population was 7,424,400 people, 5,604,900 of which were Jewish, 1,502,400 were Arabs, and approximately 317,200 had no religion or are non-Arab Christians. Established in 1948, Israel is a highly urban and industrialized country. Its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (based on exchange rate) is US$23,257, positioning it among the European developed countries. Life expectancy is 79 years for males and 82 years for females, with infant mortality rate of 4 cases per 1,000 live births. Of Israel’s GDP, 7.7% is spent on health.

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“…A number of studies (Goldbourt and Yaari 1993;Friedlander et al 1995;Hummer et al 1999;Jaffe et al 2005) have shown a negative correlation between religiosity and mortality and, in the Israeli context, lower mortality rates for Jews than for Arabs (Chernichovsky and Anson 2005; Central Bureau of Statistics 2007, Table 3.22). At the same time, both religiosity and population group have been identified as the major explanation for high fertility in Israel (Kupinsky 1992;Okun 2000;Landau 2003, but see also Anson and Meir 1996;Fargues 2000). Could it be, then, that the measure of family solidarity used here is merely a reflection of the level of religiosity in a given statistical area?…”

Section: Religiosity and Population Groupmentioning

confidence: 93%

Beyond Material Explanations: Family Solidarity and Mortality, a Small Area‐level Analysis

Anson

2010

Population & Development Rev

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Social solidarity, being embedded in a network of binding social relationships, tends to extend human longevity. Yet while average incomes in the Western world, and with them, life expectancies, have risen dramatically, the second demographic transition has occasioned a breakdown in traditional family forms. This article considers whether these trends in family life may have slowed the rise in life expectancy. I present a cross-sectional analysis of Israeli statistical areas (SAs), for which I construct indexes of Standard of Living (SOL), Traditional Family Structure (TFS), and Religiosity (R). I show that (1) increases in all three of these indexes are associated with lower levels of mortality, (2) male mortality is more sensitive to differences in SOL and TFS than is female mortality, and (3) net of differences in SOL and TFS, there is no difference in the mortality levels of Arab and Jewish populations. Copyright (c) 2010 The Population Council, Inc..

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Religiosity, nationalism and human reproduction: the case of Israel

Cited by 20 publications

References 8 publications

Coping strategies, satisfaction with life, and quality of life in Crohn’s disease: A gender perspective using structural equation modeling analysis

Coping strategies, satisfaction with life, and quality of life in Crohn’s disease: A gender perspective using structural equation modeling analysis

Commanding the “Be Fruitful and Multiply” Directive: Reproductive Ethics, Law, and Policy in Israel

Beyond Material Explanations: Family Solidarity and Mortality, a Small Area‐level Analysis

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