God-mediated control beliefs and the Epstein-Barr virus: Is more God-mediated control always better?

Research on the locus of control construct conveys the impression that more control is always better. However, some studies suggest that very high levels of control are associated with negative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to see if this is true of religiously oriented feelings of control...

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Published in:Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Authors: Krause, Neal M. 1948- (Author) ; Ironson, Gail (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Further subjects:B God-mediated control
B Epstein-Barr virus
B Age differences
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Research on the locus of control construct conveys the impression that more control is always better. However, some studies suggest that very high levels of control are associated with negative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to see if this is true of religiously oriented feelings of control (i.e., God-mediated control). The outcome was antibody titers to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The findings suggest that very high God-mediated control is associated with higher EBV values. However, this finding was only observed among young adults (age 18-40), but not among middle-aged (age 41-64), or older adults (aged 65 and older).
ISSN:1552-8049
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2017.1335632