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The distinct roles of spirituality and religiosity in physical and mental health after collective trauma: a national longitudinal study of responses to the 9/11 attacks

Auteurs: Daniel N. McIntosh, Michael J. Poulin, Roxane Cohen Silver, E. Alison Holman

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 6/2011

Abstract

Researchers have identified health implications of religiosity and spirituality but have rarely addressed differences between these dimensions. The associations of religiosity and spirituality with physical and mental health were examined in a national sample (N = 890) after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11). Health information was collected before 9/11 and health, religiosity, and spirituality were assessed longitudinally during six waves of data collection over the next 3 years. Religiosity (i.e., participation in religious social structures) predicted higher positive affect (β = .12), fewer cognitive intrusions (β = −.07), and lower odds of new onset mental (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = .88) and musculoskeletal (IRR = .94) ailments. Spirituality (i.e., subjective commitment to spiritual or religious beliefs) predicted higher positive affect (β = .09), lower odds of new onset infectious ailments (IRR = 0.83), more intrusions (β = .10) and a more rapid decline in intrusions over time (β = −.10). Religiosity and spirituality independently predict health after a collective trauma, controlling for pre-event health status; they are not interchangeable indices of religion.

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Given the generally representative nature of our sample, this suggests that Muslims were greatly underrepresented. However, because our surveys were conducted in the context of the 9/11 attacks, it is possible that a larger number of our participants were Muslim but did not want to disclose their religious identities.

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Titel: The distinct roles of spirituality and religiosity in physical and mental health after collective trauma: a national longitudinal study of responses to the 9/11 attacks
Auteurs: Daniel N. McIntosh
Michael J. Poulin
Roxane Cohen Silver
E. Alison Holman
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2011
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-011-9331-y

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