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Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Health
  • Gerontology
  • Cellular Biology

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  • Religious involvement is linked to better health and longevity.
  • Its impact on cellular aging and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between religious attendance and telomere length.
  • To explore potential mediating mechanisms such as stressful events, smoking, depression, and C-reactive protein.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004 and 2008).
  • Analyzed data from American adults aged 50 and older.
  • Employed mediation analyses to test indirect effects.

Main Results:

  • Higher religious attendance correlated with fewer stressful events, lower smoking rates, fewer depressive symptoms, and lower C-reactive protein.
  • Increased religious attendance was linked to reduced smoking.
  • Religious attendance indirectly influenced telomere length via reduced depression and smoking.

Conclusions:

  • Religious attendance may promote telomere length indirectly by mitigating depression and smoking.
  • Stressful events and C-reactive protein were not supported as mediating mechanisms.