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Spirituality, religion, and health: An emerging research field.

Miller, William R., Thoresen, Carl E.·2003·American Psychologist

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The investigation of spiritual/religious factors in health is clearly warranted and clinically relevant. This special section explores the persistent predictive relationship between religious variables and health, and its implications for future research and practice. The section reviews epidemiological evidence linking religiousness to morbidity and mortality, possible biological pathways linking spirituality/religiousness to health, and advances in the assessment of spiritual/religious variables in research and practice. This introduction provides an overview of this field of research and addresses 3 related methodological issues: definitions of terms, approaches to statistical control, and criteria used to judge the level of supporting evidence for specific hypotheses. The study of spirituality and health is a true frontier for psychology and one with high public interest.

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Authors: Miller, W. R., & Thoresen, C. E.
Affiliations: University of New Mexico (US)
Stanford University (US)
ORCID: Miller, William R.
Venue: American Psychologist
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2003
Volume: 58
Issue: 1
Pages: 24-35
ISSN: 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
1935-990X
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x.58.1.24
OpenAlex: W2046464121
Cited by: 1,437
References: 107
Citations by year: 2026: 24 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 76 · 2017: 74 · 2016: 70 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 68 · 2013: 90 · 2012: 92
FWCI: 7.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (K05-AA001233)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Keywords: spirituality, religion, health, religiosity, morbidity, mortality, biological pathways, definitions of spirituality, statistical control
MeSH terms: Health Status, Humans, Morbidity, Mortality, Terminology as Topic, Religion and Medicine, Epidemiologic Studies, Spirituality

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