• DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.58.1.36
Corpus ID: 12803310

Religion and spirituality. Linkages to physical health.

@article{Powell2003ReligionAS,
  title={Religion and spirituality. Linkages to physical health.},
  author={L. Powell and Leila Shahabi and C. Thoresen},
  journal={The American psychologist},
  year={2003},
  volume={58 1},
  pages={
          36-52
        }
}

• L. Powell, Leila Shahabi, C. Thoresen
• Published 2003
• Psychology, Medicine
• The American psychologist

Evidence is presented that bears on 9 hypotheses about the link between religion or spirituality and mortality, morbidity, disability, or recovery from illness. In healthy participants, there is a strong, consistent, prospective, and often graded reduction in risk of mortality in church/service attenders. This reduction is approximately 25% after adjustment for confounders. Religion or spirituality protects against cardiovascular disease, largely mediated by the healthy lifestyle it encourages… Expand

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