RT Article
T1 Belief in Faith Healing and HbA1c: Exploring the Mediating Role of Meaning in Life
JF Journal of psychology and theology
VO 52
IS 1
SP 76
OP 90
A1 Krause, Neal
A1 Ironson, Gail
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1878572911
AB The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between belief in divine healing and HbA1c (a biomarker of blood glucose control). Three major findings emerged from our analysis of data from a nationwide survey. First, a set of descriptive analyses suggest that faith healing beliefs are not the sole province of Conservative Christians. Instead, belief in divine healing is more widely spread in the general population. Second, our analyses indicate there is a nonlinear relationship between belief in divine healing and HbA1c values: HbA1c scores are relatively high (i.e., less desirable) among study participants with low levels of belief in faith healing. However, levels of HbA1c are lower among study participants with a stronger belief in the divine. Third, our analyses further indicate that a religious sense of meaning in life, but not a general sense of meaning, mediates the relationship between belief in faith healing and HbA1c values.
K1 meaning in life
K1 HbA1c
K1 belief in faith healing
DO 10.1177/00916471231206360