RT Article
T1 Religious Support Moderates the Long Reach of Adverse Childhood Events on Physical Health in Middle to Late Adulthood
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 60
IS 6
SP 4186
OP 4208
A1 Homan, Kristin J.
A1 Hollenberger, Jennifer C.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1795111151
AB Adverse childhood experiences are associated with impaired physical health in adulthood. Using data from the Midlife in the United States survey (N = 4041), this study examined whether four dimensions of religiosity moderated the long-term detrimental effects of early adversity on three distinct aspects of adult physical health (self-rated health, functional limitations, and shortness of breath). Regression analyses showed that religious support buffered the effect of childhood adversity on physical health, but religious identification, private religious practice, or religious service attendance did not. Results imply that interventions aimed at increasing religious support can be effective decades after the adverse experiences took place.
K1 adverse childhood experiences
K1 Life-span development
K1 Physical Health
K1 Religion
K1 religious support
DO 10.1007/s10943-021-01259-w