Psychosocial and Health-Related Characteristics of Religious Well-Being

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2001 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Psychological Reports, volume 89, pages 589-594 (issn: 0033-2941, eissn: 1558-691X,

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Authors: J, Hammermeister; M, Flint; J, Havens; M, Peterson;

doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.589

pmid: 11824721

Psychosocial and Health-Related Characteristics of Religious Well-Being

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Abstract

This investigation examined the relationship between religious well-being and eight psychosocial and health-related characteristics. This study assessed the hypothesis that religious well-being is related to overall health. Participants were 462 college students at two separate colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Analysis showed those subjects scoring higher on the measure of religious well-being scored lower on indices like loneliness and hopelessness and higher on self-esteem. Alcohol and drug use also differed significantly between the high and the low religious well-being groups.

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Central Oregon Community College
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Eastern Washington University
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Religion and Psychology, Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Loneliness, Smoking, Smoking Prevention, Middle Aged, Self Concept, Humans, Female, Attitude to Health, Social Adjustment

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