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01-12-2012 | Original Paper

Religious Involvement, Psychosocial Resourcefulness, and Health

Authors: Lukas I. Dreyer, Sonja Dreyer

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2012

Abstract

A stratified randomized sample of 525 middle age (35–64 years old) men was used to study the relationships between self-reported level of church attendance (CA), self-reported religious faith (SRRF), religious well-being (RWB), existential well-being (EWB), self-actualization (SA), health, lifestyle, and participation in physical activity (PA). Religious measures (RWB, CA, and SRRF) were found to be dependent on psychosocial variables in terms of their relationships with PA, lifestyle, and health. On the other hand, psychosocial resourcefulness (SA, EWB, social support, and stress management) showed independent relationships with lifestyle, PA, and health. These findings indicate that the positive associations of psychological and sociological constructs with health are not related to or dependent upon ego syntonic religious identity.

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Title: Religious Involvement, Psychosocial Resourcefulness, and Health
Authors: Lukas I. Dreyer
Sonja Dreyer
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9423-y

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