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ArticleActa psychologica2025

Religiosity: A resilience factor protecting against depression in medical interns.

April R Kriebel, Yu Fang, Sanjay Saint, Srijan Sen, Margit Burmeister

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April R KriebelDepartment of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: akriebel@umich.edu.

Yu FangMichigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: yfang@umich.edu.

Sanjay SaintMedicine Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: saint@med.umich.edu.

Srijan SenDepartment of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: srijan@umich.edu.

Margit BurmeisterDepartment of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: margit@umich.edu.

Funding

University of Michigan Training Program in Genomic ScienceT32HG000040 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Sebastian Zoellner · 1995 to 2026

$16.4M

Mobile Technology to Identify Behavorial Mechanisms Linking Genetic Variation and DepressionR01MH101459 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SEN, SRIJAN · 2013 to 2023

$6.4M

NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000040NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH101459

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Abstract

introductionReligion has been proposed as a potential resilience factor against depression, but cross-sectional study designs and the lack of a universal stressor have impeded establishing a causative, longitudinal relationship between religious attendance and resilience to depression.

methodsUtilizing the national, prospective cohort Intern Health Study, we examined 5482 physicians as they entered the first year of residency in the following clinical disciplines: internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, and psychiatry. Depression symptoms were quantified by the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9, scores. Religious attendance was self-reported on a scale ranging from 1- "Never" to 6- "More than once per week".

resultsWe found that religious attendance prospectively predicted significantly lower depressive symptom development among interns. Among religious interns, more frequent religious attendance was associated with a smaller increase in depression symptoms after the start of internship. Specifically, with each level of increase in the frequency of religious attendance, the increase in PHQ-9 score was mitigated by an effect size of -0.10. Furthermore, the effect of religious attendance on PHQ-9 score was consistent across most ethnic groups, including Latinos, East Asians, Whites, African Americans, and Arabs.

conclusionReligious attendance provides a dose-dependent protective effect against stress-induced depression throughout medical internship across many ethnic groups.

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DepressionInternship and ResidencyReligion and PsychologyResilience, PsychologicalAdultFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesDepressionMedical internsReligious attendanceResilience

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PMID40763651

DOI10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105352

PMCPMC13264489

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