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‘Does Religion Cause Health?’: Differing Interpretations and Diverse Meanings

Oman, Doug, Thoresen, Carl E.·2002·Journal of Health Psychology

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The question, ‘Does religion (or spirituality) cause physical health benefits?’ may be given at least four diverging interpretations in terms of causal path diagrams. In common usage, the question may be interpreted to indicate that religion causally influences health by: (1) any mechanism, including well-established factors such as social support and improved health behaviors; (2) additional mechanisms, such as enhanced positive psychological states (e.g. faith, hope, inner peace) acting through psychoneuroimmunologic or psychoneuroendocrinologic pathways; (3) offering psychological strength for acquiring or maintaining positive health behaviors; or (4) causally influencing health by distant healing or intercessory prayer. We review historical confusion between these interpretations, arguing that disentangling them is important for collaborative health care, promotion and research.

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Authors: Oman, D., & Thoresen, C. E.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author: Oman, Doug
ORCID: Oman, Doug
Venue: Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2002-07
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Pages: 365-380
ISSN: 1359-1053 (ISSN-L)
1461-7277
DOI: 10.1177/1359105302007004326
OpenAlex: W2059500951
Cited by: 151
References: 128
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 4.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords: religion and health, spirituality, causal pathways, social support, health behavior, positive psychological states, psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneuroendocrinology, intercessory prayer, distant healing, faith and hope, collaborative care

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