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Maria Teresa Brown1,2, Wencheng Zhang3, Woosang Hwang4
1Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University, 314 Lyman Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA. mbrown08@syr.edu.
Journal of Religion and Health
|April 5, 2025
Summary
This study found that privately religious men face higher mortality risk, unlike women whose health and well-being mediate religiosity
Area of Science:
- Sociology of Religion
- Gerontology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Religiosity is a complex construct with various dimensions.
- Previous research suggests a link between religiosity and health outcomes.
- Understanding how different facets of religiosity impact mortality is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a multidimensional typology of religiosity.
- To examine the association between religiosity typologies and mortality risk.
- To investigate potential mediating roles of self-rated health and psychological well-being.
Main Methods:
- Latent class analysis was used to identify religiosity typologies.
- Cox proportional hazard models analyzed mortality risk.
- Data from middle-aged Southern California respondents (Longitudinal Study of Generations) were utilized (1971-2020).
Main Results:
- Four distinct religiosity classes were identified: strongly, weakly, privately, and liberally religious.
- Privately religious men exhibited increased mortality risk compared to strongly religious men.
- In women, self-rated health and psychological well-being, not religiosity, predicted mortality risk.
Conclusions:
- A nuanced understanding of religiosity is essential when examining its relationship with mortality.
- Gender differences exist in how religiosity and its mediators influence mortality risk.
- Further research should explore the specific mechanisms underlying these gendered associations.
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