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Religious attendance and the health behaviors of Texas adults

Hill, Terrence D., Burdette, Amy M., Ellison, Christopher G., Musick, Marc A.·2006·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.12.005
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Objective The purpose of this study is to test whether religious involvement is associated with a broad range of health behaviors.Method We employ data from the 2004 Survey of Texas Adults, a statewide probability sample of 1504 Texas adults. Using these data, we estimate a series of logistic regression models to assess the net effects of religious attendance on 12 health behaviors.Results Our results show that regular religious attendance (especially weekly attendance) is associated with a wide range of healthy behaviors, including preventive care use, vitamin use, infrequent bar attendance, seatbelt use, walking, strenuous exercise, sound sleep quality, never smoking, and moderate drinking.Conclusion If religious involvement is associated with healthy behaviors, additional studies are needed to account for these associations. Future research might also consider health behaviors other than drinking and smoking as potential mechanisms through which religious involvement might benefit health and prolong life.

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Authors
Hill, T. D., Burdette, A. M., Ellison, C. G., & Musick, M. A.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Hill, Terrence D.
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Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-04
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
309-312
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.12.005
OpenAlex
W1989149313
Cited by
226
References
10
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FWCI
9.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
religious service attendance, religious involvement, health behavior, vitamin use, seat belt use, walking, physical activity, sleep quality, smoking, alcohol consumption
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Health Promotion, Health Surveys, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Motor Activity, Primary Prevention, Probability, Religion and Psychology, Risk-Taking, Sleep, Texas, Health Behavior, Exercise

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