@article{thompson_thomas_head_2012, title={Race, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem: The impact of religiosity}, volume={32}, DOI={10.1080/02732173.2012.694792}, abstractNote={This research examines two factors that have an impact on the self-esteem of African Americans and whites: religion and socioeconomic status (SES). Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we find that for whites, belief in the Bible (i.e., that it is the literal word of God) and self-identifying as fundamentalist were significant predictors of self-esteem. For African Americans, belief in the Bible and being Catholic were significant predictors of self-esteem. However, the association between belief in the Bible and self-esteem was stronger for African Americans than whites. SES was positively associated with self-esteem for both groups. The interactions between SES and the measures of religiosity reveal a greater impact on self-esteem for lower SES respondents. This was especially true for African Americans. These findings are discussed in light of the resource compensation hypothesis.}, number={5}, journal={Sociological Spectrum}, author={Thompson, M. S. and Thomas, M. E. and Head, R. N.}, year={2012}, pages={385–405} }