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| Religiosity buffers effects of some stressors on depression but exacerbates others | | Author(s) | William J Strawbridge, Sarah J Shema, Richard D Cohen |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 3, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp S118-S126 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Church services ; Prayers ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although religiosity is protective for mortality and morbidity, its relationship with depression is unclear. This US Study used the 1994 Alameda County Study survey of 2,537 subjects aged 50-102 to analyse associations between two forms of religiosity and depression as well as the extent to which religiosity buffers relationships between stressors and depression. Non-organisational religiosity included prayer and importance of religious and spiritual beliefs; organisational religiosity included attendance at services and other activities. Findings showed that non-organisational religiosity had no association with depression; organisational religiosity had a negative relationship that weakened slightly with the addition of health controls. Both forms of religiosity buffered associations with depression for non-family stressors, such as financial and health problems. However, non-organisational religiosity exacerbated associations with depression for marital problems, abuse, and caregiving. The authors concluded that religiosity may help those experiencing non-family stressors, but may worsen matters for those facing family crises. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980813418 A |
| Classmark | ENR: EX: OWM: OWP: 7T |
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