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Religiosity and Depression at Midlife: A Prospective Study.

Micheline R Anderson¹, Priya Wickramaratne^2,3,4, Connie Svob^2,3

¹Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.

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Summary

High religion/spirituality (R/S) importance in midlife predicts initial major depressive disorder (MDD) onset. R/S may influence depression risk across adult development.

Keywords:

Major Depressive Disorder depression midlife religiosity spirituality

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Sociology of Religion

Background:

Previous research linked high personal importance of religion/spirituality (R/S) in early adulthood to a 75% reduced risk of major depression recurrence in middle adulthood.
This study extends the investigation by examining the longitudinal association between R/S and major depressive disorder (MDD) from middle adulthood into midlife.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between R/S and MDD from middle adulthood into midlife.
To determine if R/S measures predict initial onset or recurrence of MDD in midlife.

Main Methods:

Follow-up study of 79 participants from an original cohort.
Logistic regression analysis used three R/S measures (personal importance, religious service attendance frequency, denomination) from middle adulthood to predict MDD in midlife.

Main Results:

High R/S importance in middle adulthood was prospectively associated with the initial onset of depression during midlife.
Frequency of religious service attendance in middle adulthood was linked to depression recurrence in midlife, particularly in the high-risk group.

Conclusions:

The relationship between R/S and depression appears to vary across adult development.
R/S associated with midlife depression risk may indicate an underlying developmental process.