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Religious affiliation, health behaviors and outcomes: Nashville REACH 2010
David G Schlundt1, Monica D Franklin, Kushal Patel
1Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 111 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. David.Schlundt@vanderbilt.edu
Objectives:
To examine the relationships of religious involvement and affiliation with health behavior and conditions.
Methods:
A survey (n = 3014) conducted for the Nashville REACH 2010 project included questions about religious affiliation and practice as well as health behaviors and conditions.
Results:
Bivariate analyses indicated negative associations between religious involvement and health, along with differences between religious affiliations/groups. This relationship changed, however, after controlling for demographic differences and individual differences in religious involvement.
Conclusions:
Religious groups share not only beliefs, but also socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural similarities that must be taken into account in research examining religion and health.
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