Religious Attendance and Biological Risk: A National Longitudinal Study of Older Adults

Suh, Hyungjun; Hill, Terrence D.; Koenig, Harold G.

doi:10.1007/s10943-018-0721-0

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“…A negative association between allostatic load bio markers and religious attendance has been reported [123]. Weekly religious service attendance was associated with lower allostatic load in older adults [124][125][126]. A sig nificant inverse association between church attendance and allcause mortality risk, partially explained by allo static load, was also found [127].…”

Section: General Population Studies Sociodemographic Correlatesmentioning

confidence: 83%

Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review

Guidi

Lucente

Sonino

et al. 2020

Psychother Psychosom

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Introduction: Allostatic load refers to the cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events. It involves the interaction of different physiological systems at varying degrees of activity. When environmental challenges exceed the individual ability to cope, then allostatic overload ensues. Allostatic load is identified by the use of biomarkers and clinical criteria. Objective: To summarize the current knowledge on allostatic load and overload and its clinical implications based on a systematic review of the literature. Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to December 2019. A manual search of the literature was also performed, and reference lists of the retrieved articles were examined.We considered only studies in which allostatic load or overload were adequately described and assessed in either clinical or non-clinical adult populations. Results: A total of 267 original investigations were included. They encompassed general population studies, as well as clinical studies on consequences of allostatic load/overload on both physical and mental health across a variety of settings. Conclusions: The findings indicate that allostatic load and overload are associated with poorer health outcomes. Assessment of allostatic load provides support to the understanding of psychosocial determinants of health and lifestyle medicine. An integrated approach that includes both biological markers and clinimetric criteria is recommended.

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Section: General Population Studies Sociodemographic Correlatesmentioning

confidence: 83%

Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review

Guidi

Lucente

Sonino

et al. 2020

Psychother Psychosom

585

466

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“…There is a substantial body of research demonstrating beneficial health and wellbeing effects that stem from the attendance of religious rituals (for an overview, see [1]). The current evidence suggests that the benefits of religious ritual attendance include improved wellbeing [2], as well as protection against all-cause mortality [3][4][5][6], depression [7][8][9], suicidality [10] and immune dysfunction [11]. Moreover, VanderWeele [1] notes that many of these positive effects appear to be best maintained when ritual attendance is at least once per month.…”

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confidence: 99%

United on Sunday: The effects of secular rituals on social bonding and affect

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Religious rituals are associated with health benefits, potentially produced via social bonding. It is unknown whether secular rituals similarly increase social bonding. We conducted a field study with individuals who celebrate secular rituals at Sunday Assemblies and compared them with participants attending Christian rituals. We assessed levels of social bonding and affect before and after the rituals. Results showed the increase in social bonding taking place in secular rituals is comparable to religious rituals. We also found that both sets of rituals increased positive affect and decreased negative affect, and that the change in positive affect predicted the change in social bonding observed. Together these results suggest that secular rituals might play a similar role to religious ones in fostering feelings of social connection and boosting positive affect.

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“…Our work aligns with recent publications showing equivocal results for religion as a protective factor for health (e.g., Hill et al (2020) and their research on religious attendance and cognitive function in later life). Future research should include broader measures of R/S and move from cross-sectional to longitudinal data analyses ( Suh et al, 2019 ).…”

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confidence: 99%