Gratitude Toward God, Stress, and Health in Late Life

Krause, Neal

doi:10.1177/0164027505284048

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Gratitude Toward God, Stress, and Health in Late Life

Krause, Neal·2006·Research on Aging

DOI 10.1177/0164027505284048

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The purpose of this studywas to see if feeling grateful to God reduces the deleterious effects of stress on health in late life. In addition, an effort was made to test for gender differences in this process. Three main findings emerged from the analysis of data provided by a nationwide sample of older adults. First, the data suggest that olderwomen are more likely to feel grateful to God than older men. Second, the results revealed that the effects of stress (e.g., living in a deteriorated neighborhood) on health are reduced for older people who feel more grateful to God. Finally, the analyses indicated that the potentially important stress-buffering properties of gratitude toward God emerge primarily among older women but not older men.

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Authors: Krause, N.
Affiliations: University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Krause, Neal
ORCID: Krause, Neal
Venue: Research on Aging
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2006-03
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 163-183
ISSN: 0164-0275 (ISSN-L)
1552-7573
DOI: 10.1177/0164027505284048
OpenAlex: W2071692924
Semantic Scholar: 551c5263fa34e33bb73c4fbd4e460423943005d7
Cited by: 284
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 13
FWCI: 5.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Research on Aging (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords: religious gratitude, stress buffering, late-life health, older adults, gender differences, neighborhood deterioration, stress and health

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