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    Psychological and Social Characteristics Associated with Religiosity in Women's Health Initiative Participants.

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    Authors
    Schnall, Eliezer
    Kalkstein, Solomon
    Fitchett, George
    Salmoirago Blotcher, Elena
    Ockene, Judith K.
    Tindle, Hilary A
    Hunt, Julie R.
    Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia
    Thomas, Asha
    UMass Chan Affiliations
    Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
    Document Type
    Journal Article
    Publication Date
    2011-11-09
    Keywords
    Religion and Medicine
    Religion and Psychology
    Women's Health
    Social Support
    Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
    Cardiology
    Cardiovascular Diseases
    Psychological Phenomena and Processes
    Religion
    Social and Behavioral Sciences
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-011-9549-6
    Abstract
    Measures of religiosity are linked to health outcomes, possibly indicating mediating effects of associated psychological and social factors. We examined cross-sectional data from 92,539 postmenopausal participants of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study who responded to questions on religious service attendance, psychological characteristics, and social support domains. We present odds ratios from multiple logistic regressions controlling for covariates. Women attending services weekly during the past month, compared with those not attending at all in the past month, were less likely to be depressed [OR = 0.78; CI = 0.74-0.83] or characterized by cynical hostility [OR = 0.94; CI = 0.90-0.98], and more likely to be optimistic [OR = 1.22; CI = 1.17-1.26]. They were also more likely to report overall positive social support [OR = 1.28; CI = 1.24-1.33], as well as social support of four subtypes (emotional/informational support, affection support, tangible support, and positive social interaction), and were less likely to report social strain [OR = 0.91; CI = 0.88-0.94]. However, those attending more or less than weekly were not less likely to be characterized by cynical hostility, nor were they less likely to report social strain, compared to those not attending during the past month.
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    Journal of Religion and Health. 2011 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9549-6
    DOI
    10.1007/s10943-011-9549-6
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26399
    PubMed ID
    22069057
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