This article reports a longitudinal study comparing religiosity among two cohorts of Indian older adults—those who age in the homeland of India (AIH cohort) and immigrants (to the USA) or diaspora older adults (DOA). Results indicated that AIH and DOA cohorts’ religiosity outcomes were comparable at baseline but there was a statistically significant increase in all outcomes of the DOA cohort at subsequent time points. Women and single older adults in both the cohorts had higher religiosity scores at baseline. Religiosity scores were higher among those in the DOA cohort who migrated following marital disruption (widowhood, divorce) or grandchild birth and lived with adult immigrant children and their families. The immigration process can have an impact on religious orientation of older adults and place is a significant variable impacting religiosity possibly for augmenting the sense of self, acquire social capital and preserve cultural identity in the foreign land.

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宗教信仰、家乡的老龄化和侨民的变老：对两个印度老年人群体的纵向研究

本文报道了一项纵向研究，比较了两组印度老年人的宗教信仰——印度本土老年人（AIH 群体）和移民（美国）或侨民老年人（DOA）。结果表明，AIH 和 DOA 队列的宗教信仰结果在基线时具有可比性，但 DOA 队列的所有结果在随后的时间点都有统计学上的显着增加。两个队列中的女性和单身老年人在基线时的宗教信仰得分较高。在婚姻破裂（丧偶、离婚）或孙子出生后移民并与成年移民子女及其家人住在一起的 DOA 队列中，宗教信仰得分较高。移民过程可能会对老年人的宗教取向产生影响，而地方是影响宗教信仰的一个重要变量，可能会增强自我意识，获得社会资本并保留异国他乡的文化认同。