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Religious involvement and 6-year course of depressive symptoms in older Dutch citizens
— results from the Longitudinal Aging Study, Amsterdam | | Author(s) | Arjan W Braam, Erick Hein, Dorly J H Deeg |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 16, no 4, August 2004 |
| Pages | pp 467-489 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Religion ; Worship ; Participation ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Expanding on cross-sectional studies, associations are examined between religious involvement and the 6-year course of depressive symptoms in older people. Subjects are 1,840 people aged 55-85 living in the community participating in three measurement cycles of the Longitudinal Aging Study, Amsterdam (LASA). Assessments include aspects of religious involvement, depressive symptoms, physical health, self-perceptions, social integration, urbanisation and alcohol use. Church attendance is negatively associated with the course of depressive symptoms, also after adjustment for explanatory variables. Among respondents with functional limitations, lower depression scores are found for those who attend church on a regular basis. For bereaved or unmarried respondents, however, slightly higher depression scores are found for those with high levels of orthodox beliefs. There is a consistent negative association over time for Dutch citizens between church attendance and depressive symptoms. Both stress buffering as well as depression-evoking effects of religious involvement are found. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909210 A |
| Classmark | TR: OWL: TMB: F: ENR: CT: 3J: 76H |
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