Are Religiosity and Spirituality Related to Self-Reported Health Expectancy? An Analysis of the European Values Survey

Research on religiosity and health has generally focussed on the United States, and outcomes of health or mortality but not both. Using the European Values Survey 2008, we examined cross-sectional associations between four dimensions of religiosity/spirituality: attendance, private prayer, importanc...

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Authors: Libby, Gillian (Author) ; Zimmer, Zachary (Author) ; Kingston, Andrew (Author) ; Haviva, Clove (Author) ; Chiu, Chi-Tsun (Author) ; Ofstedal, Mary Beth (Author) ; Saitō, Yasuhiko 1947- (Author) ; Jagger, Carol (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 2590-2604
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Religion
B Self-rated health
B Comparative Research
B Health expectancy
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Summary:Research on religiosity and health has generally focussed on the United States, and outcomes of health or mortality but not both. Using the European Values Survey 2008, we examined cross-sectional associations between four dimensions of religiosity/spirituality: attendance, private prayer, importance of religion, belief in God; and healthy life expectancy (HLE) based on self-reported health across 47 European countries (n = 65,303 individuals). Greater levels of private prayer, importance of religion and belief in God, at a country level, were associated with lower HLE at age 20, after adjustment for confounders, but only in women. The findings may explain HLE inequalities between European countries.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01348-w