The eleventh edition of Sociology of Mental Disorder presents the major issues and
research findings on the influence of race, social class, gender, and age on the incidence …

Wide inequities in stress and health have been documented between Black and White
women and men in the United States. This study asks: How does religion factor into these …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most devastating disasters of the
twenty-first century and has exacted a steep health and economic toll. During times of …

A growing body of literature suggests that religious attendance might mitigate processes of
cognitive decline associated with aging. However, few studies have made adequate …

Over the last decade, we have witnessed a resurgence of research on religious cognitions
and mental health, including, most notably, perceptions of divine control. Although prior work …

Background Human flourishing offers a more inclusive and comprehensive assessment of
well-being beyond the absence of mental illness. Research on religion and well-being has …

Objectives: Childhood maltreatment is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular-
related problems, the leading cause of death in the United States. Drawing from cumulative …

Given that sexual minorities have been historically stigmatized within institutions of religion,
they may be less likely to exhibit any health benefits from religious participation. In this …

Introduction The issue of the impact of religion and spirituality on mental health is a
phenomenon which has recently become increasingly more accentuated. Despite the …

This study examines religiosity patterns across childhood and later adulthood and their
associations with later-life health using an experimental module from the 2016 Health and …