Effects of Religious Service Attendance and Religious Importance on Depression: Examining the Meta-analytic Evidence
Garssen et al. provide meta-analytic evidence, from longitudinal studies with control for baseline outcomes, for protective associations of religious service attendance and religious importance with subsequent depression. The present commentary considers whether or not these associations might be ca...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
[2021]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Ano: 2021, Volume: 31, Número: 1, Páginas: 21-26 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Liturgia
/ Participação em liturgias
/ Religiosidade
/ Depressão
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AE Psicologia da religião AG Vida religiosa |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Resumo: | Garssen et al. provide meta-analytic evidence, from longitudinal studies with control for baseline outcomes, for protective associations of religious service attendance and religious importance with subsequent depression. The present commentary considers whether or not these associations might be causal, and what the practical relevance of these associations might be. Further discussion is given to the methodological considerations that are important for advancing our understanding of the relationship between religion and mental health. More meta-analyses of the type conducted by Garssen et al. (i.e. restricted to longitudinal studies with control for baseline outcome) should be carried out with other health and well-being outcomes. To better establish the evidence base, cross-sectional studies should be excluded from meta-analyses. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2020.1748932 |
