ArticleThe International journal for the psychology of religion2010
God-Mediated Control and Change in Self-Rated Health.
Article in The International journal for the psychology of religion, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Exploring Religious/Spiritual Pathways between Practical Wisdom and Depression: Testing the Importance of The Divine Relationship in Later Life.Journal of religion, spirituality & aging · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Subjective Well-Being: A Case-Based Comparative Cross-National Study.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Considering religion and spirituality in precision medicine.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Review
- Sleep quality among college students: exploring the role of a divine locus of sleep control.Sleep health · 2019Article
- The relationship between religious beliefs and behaviors and changes in spiritual health locus of control over time in a national sample of African Americans.Mental health, religion & culture · 2017Article
- Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with More Hopelessness among White than Black Older Adults.Frontiers in public health · 2016Article
- Self-rated health and standard risk factors for myocardial infarction: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Prayer beliefs and change in life satisfaction over time.Journal of religion and health · 2013Article
- Religion, spirituality, and health: the research and clinical implications.ISRN psychiatry · 2012Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to see if feelings of God-mediated control are associated with change in self-rated health over time. In the process, an effort was made to see if a sense of meaning in life and optimism mediated the relationship between God-mediated control and change in health. The following hypothesized relationships were contained in the conceptual model that was developed to evaluate these issues: (1) people who go to church more often tend to have stronger God-mediated control beliefs than individuals who do not attend worship services as often; (2) people with a strong sense of God-mediated control are more likely to find a sense of meaning in life and be more optimistic than individuals who do not have a strong sense of God-mediated control; (3) people who are optimistic and who have a strong sense of meaning in life will rate their health more favorably over time than individuals who are not optimistic, as well as individuals who have not found a sense of meaning in life. Data from a longitudinal nationwide survey of older adults provided support for each of these hypotheses.
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