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Religion and psychological distress in a community sample

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Williams, David R., Larson, David B., Buckler, Robert E., Heckmann, Richard C., Pyle, Caroline M.·1991·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90040-j
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This paper examines the effect of religious attendance and affiliation on psychological distress in a longitudinal community study of 720 adults. Religious affiliation is unrelated to mental health status. In contrast, although religious attendance does not directly reduce psychological distress, it buffers the deleterious effects of stress on mental health. That is, in the face of stressful events and physical health problems, religious attendance reduces the adverse consequences of these stressors on psychological well-being.

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Authors
Williams, D. R., Larson, D. B., Buckler, R. E., Heckmann, R. C., & Pyle, C. M.
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1991
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
1257-1262
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0277-9536(91)90040-j
OpenAlex
W2028269995
Cited by
324
References
30
FWCI
8.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
hybrid
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Williams, D. R., Larson, D. B., Buckler, R. E., Heckmann, R. C., & Pyle, C. M. (1991). Religion and psychological distress in a community sample. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(91)90040-j

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