This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality
(R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of …

Over the past two decades, research examining the impact of self-reported experiences of
discrimination on mental and physical health has increased dramatically. Studies have …

For decades, scholars have wrestled with the assumption that old age is characterized by
social isolation. However, there has been no systematic, nationally representative …

Most religious environments in the United States do not affirm homosexuality. The authors
investigated the relationship between exposure to nonaffirming religious environments and …

Background. Epidemiological studies have found lower than expected prevalence of
psychiatric disorders among disadvantaged race-ethnic minority groups in the USA. Recent …

The nature of the human person has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. We
desire to understand ourselves and our place in the world, and at times we also look at …

In contrast to traditional perspectives of resilience as a stable, trait-like characteristic,
resilience is now recognized as a multidimentional, dynamic capacity influenced by life-long …

Objectives. Understanding the factors that promote quality of life in old age has been a
staple of social gerontology since its inception and remains a significant theme in aging …

This paper reviews published research and presents new analyses from the 1995 nationally
representative sample from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study to investigate …

This study compares the effects of religiosity on health and well-being, controlling for work
and family. With 2006 GSS data, we assess the effects of religiosity on health and well …