Religion, Forgiveness, Hostility and Health: A Structural Equation Analysis
Religious participation has been shown to increase certain factors thought to be protective of health, including social support and positive health habits. The current study considers whether religious participation may likewise have a positive influence on health by increasing forgiveness and dimin...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2012]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
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| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
B Health B Structural Equation Modeling B Religion B Hostility |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Religious participation has been shown to increase certain factors thought to be protective of health, including social support and positive health habits. The current study considers whether religious participation may likewise have a positive influence on health by increasing forgiveness and diminishing hostility. A structural equation analysis of data collected from a national survey of 1,629 participants supported the hypothesized model that (a) religiosity is related to greater forgiveness, (b) greater forgiveness, in turn, is related to reduced hostility and finally, (c) reduced hostility is related to better subjective health. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9511-7 |