Religion, Health, and Psychological Well-Being

This study compares the effects of religiosity on health and well-being, controlling for work and family. With 2006 GSS data, we assess the effects of religiosity on health and well-being, net of job satisfaction, marital happiness, and financial status. The results indicate that people who identify...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health 2010-06, Vol.49 (2), p.149-163
Main Authors: Green, Morgan, Elliott, Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Belief & doubt
Christianity
Clinical Psychology
Family - psychology
Financial status
Happiness
Health
Health Status
Humans
Job satisfaction
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
On the Boundaries of Religion, Psychology and Medicine: Studies in the Social, Behavioral and Medical Sciences
Original Paper
Physical health
Psychology of religion
Public Health
Quality of Life - psychology
Religion
Religion and Psychology
Religiosity
Religious identity
Religious practices
Religious Studies
Social identity
Wellbeing
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:This study compares the effects of religiosity on health and well-being, controlling for work and family. With 2006 GSS data, we assess the effects of religiosity on health and well-being, net of job satisfaction, marital happiness, and financial status. The results indicate that people who identify as religious tend to report better health and happiness, regardless of religious affiliation, religious activities, work and family, social support, or financial status. People with liberal religious beliefs tend to be healthier but less happy than people with fundamentalist beliefs. Future research should probe how religious identity and beliefs impact health and well-being.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-009-9242-1