Religious Attendance and Biological Risk: A National Longitudinal Study of Older Adults
Although several studies suggest that religious involvement is associated with healthier biological functioning in later life, most of this work is cross-sectional. We extend previous research by employing a longitudinal design. Our analysis of Health and Retirement Study (2006/2010) data suggests t...
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Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
Язык: | Английский |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2019]
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Journal of religion and health
Год: 2019, Том: 58, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 1188-1202 |
Другие ключевые слова: | B
Cystatin-C
B religious involvement B Allostatic load B Религия B Biology |
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Итог: | Although several studies suggest that religious involvement is associated with healthier biological functioning in later life, most of this work is cross-sectional. We extend previous research by employing a longitudinal design. Our analysis of Health and Retirement Study (2006/2010) data suggests that older adults who attended religious services weekly or more in 2006 tend to exhibit fewer high-risk biomarkers in 2010 and greater reductions in allostatic load over the 4-year study period than respondents who attended yearly or not at all. These patterns persisted with adjustments for baseline allostatic load and a range of background variables. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0721-0 |