Associations of religious and existential variables with psychosocial factors and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in bereavement
Roman Palitsky,
Zhuo Job Chen,
Kelly E. Rentscher
et al.
Abstract:Bereavement increases in prevalence as people age and is associated with multiple psychological and health risks, including cardiovascular risk. Religious and existential variables may play an important role in the health impacts of bereavement. Theorized pathways linking religious and existential variables with health have suggested these associations are due to intermediary psychosocial variables, but have not been tested in bereavement. This research empirically tested these pathways in a bereaved populatio… Show more
“…This point is further exemplified in a study of bereavement by Palitsky et al. ( 2023 ) that demonstrates how religious and existential variables interplay with psychosocial factors and biomarkers related to cardiovascular risk.…”
“…This point is further exemplified in a study of bereavement by Palitsky et al. ( 2023 ) that demonstrates how religious and existential variables interplay with psychosocial factors and biomarkers related to cardiovascular risk.…”
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