Assessing the Relationships Among Religiousness, Loneliness, and Health

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" Assessing the Relationships Among Religiousness, Loneliness, and Health "
Neal Krause

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065443
Doc. No	:	LA109072
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15736121-12341330‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Neal Krause
Title & Author	:	Assessing the Relationships Among Religiousness, Loneliness, and Health [Article]\ Neal Krause
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Archive for the Psychology of Religion
Date	:	2016
Volume/ Issue Number	:	38/3
Page No	:	278–300
Abstract	:	The purpose of this study is to see whether involvement in religion is associated with loneliness and health. A theoretical model is developed to explain how the potentially beneficial effects of religiousness arise. The following core hypotheses are embedded in this conceptual scheme: (a) people who attend worship services more often are more likely to receive informal spiritual support from fellow church members (spiritual support is assistance which is provided in order to bolster the religious beliefs and behaviors of the recipient); (b) spiritual support from coreligionists encourages people to adopt the virtue of humility; (c) people who are more humble are more likely to receive emotional support from significant others; (d) individuals who receive more emotional support will feel less lonely; and (e) people who feel less lonely tend to enjoy better health. Data from a recent nationwide survey provide support for each of these hypotheses. The purpose of this study is to see whether involvement in religion is associated with loneliness and health. A theoretical model is developed to explain how the potentially beneficial effects of religiousness arise. The following core hypotheses are embedded in this conceptual scheme: (a) people who attend worship services more often are more likely to receive informal spiritual support from fellow church members (spiritual support is assistance which is provided in order to bolster the religious beliefs and behaviors of the recipient); (b) spiritual support from coreligionists encourages people to adopt the virtue of humility; (c) people who are more humble are more likely to receive emotional support from significant others; (d) individuals who receive more emotional support will feel less lonely; and (e) people who feel less lonely tend to enjoy better health. Data from a recent nationwide survey provide support for each of these hypotheses.
Descriptor	:	health
Descriptor	:	humility
Descriptor	:	loneliness
Descriptor	:	religion
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15736121-12341330‬