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

Miller, William R., Thoresen, Carl E.·2003·American Psychologist
DOI 10.1037/0003-066x.58.1.24
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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
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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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