Religiosity and Self-Rated Health: A Longitudinal Examination of Their Reciprocal Effects

While religiosity tends to be favorably associated with physical health, further research is needed to assess the causal directions between religiosity and health. This study examined reciprocal pathways between them with a three-wave panel dataset (General Social Survey, 2006-2010). Among Christian...

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1. VerfasserIn: Doane, Michael J. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Elliott, Marta
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2016]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2016, Band: 55, Heft: 3, Seiten: 844-855
weitere Schlagwörter:B Renal Failure
B Spirituality
B Health-related quality of life
B Hemodialysis patients
B Spiritual nursing
B Christian patients
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:While religiosity tends to be favorably associated with physical health, further research is needed to assess the causal directions between religiosity and health. This study examined reciprocal pathways between them with a three-wave panel dataset (General Social Survey, 2006-2010). Among Christians (N = 585), religious activities were associated with improved self-rated health, while conservative religious beliefs were associated with worsened health over time. Additionally, worse health was associated with increased engagement in religious activities and greater endorsement of conservative religious beliefs over time. Results highlight the need for additional research and theory to map the complexity of the religion-health connection.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0056-z