Religiosity Buffers Effects of Some Stressors on Depression but Exacerbates Others

Although religiosity is protective for mortality and morbidity, its relationship with depression is unclear. We used the 1994 Alameda County Study survey of 2,537 subjects aged 50–102 to analyze associations between two forms of religiosity and depression as well as the extent to which religiosity b...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 1998-05, Vol.53B (3), p.S118-S126
Main Authors: Strawbridge, William J., Shema, Sarah J., Cohen, Richard D., Roberts, Robert E., Kaplan, George A.
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Health Status
Health Surveys
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Male
Mental depression
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Religion
Religion and Psychology
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