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 buffers relationships between stressors and depression. Non-organizational religiosity included prayer… Continue reading Religiosity buffers effects of some stressors on depression but exacerbates others
Keyword: Religiousness_Psychological Aspects
Psychosocial mediation of religious coping styles: a study of short-term psychological distress following cardiac surgery
Although religiousness and religious coping styles are well-documented predictors of well-being, research on the mechanisms through which religious coping styles operate is sparse. This prospective study examined religious coping styles, hope, and social support as pathways of the influence of general religiousness (religious importance and involvement) on the reduced postoperative psychological distress of 309 cardiac… Continue reading Psychosocial mediation of religious coping styles: a study of short-term psychological distress following cardiac surgery