“A Temple of God”: A Qualitative Analysis of the connection Between Spiritual/Religious Beliefs and Health Among Mormons

Badanta, Bárbara; Lucchetti, Giancarlo; Diego‐Cordero, Rocío de

doi:10.1007/s10943-019-00922-7

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“…On the contrary, they are obliged to take care of their body and avoid unhealthy behaviours such as smoking or drinking alcohol, which are unacceptable [ 42 , 43 ]. Similar pro-health related behaviours based on church teachings are confirmed in the studies among the Mormon community [ 13 , 19 ].…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Studies in China have shown that among Muslims with more pronounced religiosity, a lower tendency to depression was registered [ 18 ]. Similar findings were found among Mormon communities [ 13 , 19 ]. According to Zimmer et al [ 20 ], there are three main mechanisms for the positive effects of religion on health.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…When faced with problems, Jehovah’s Witnesses immediately organise assistance, from financial resources, practical assistance, and medical care, to spiritual and emotional support [ 46 ]. The aspect of support received in a religious group, and the use of religiosity in coping with chronic illness and adherence to treatment is underlined in the literature [ 20 ] and confirmed in other studies [ 13 , 47 , 48 ].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…This confirms once again how Jehovah’s Witnesses identify themselves with biblical content and how much they are in agreement, as a religious community, in this regard [ 22 , 52 ]. A similar perspective is visible in the studies among Mormons, for whom the “body is a temple” and “a gift of God”, and therefore they feel a strong responsibility to take care of the body and practice a healthy lifestyle [ 13 ].…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Religiosity impacts the personal concept of health and illness, and this, in turn, affects peoples’ lifestyle and health behaviours. According to research findings, this influence is usually positive, with religiosity exerting a favourable impact by encouraging healthier lifestyles and avoidance of undesirable behaviours among adolescents, young people and adults [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Therefore, religiosity may be regarded as a major factor when it comes to public health through its ability to discourage unhealthy behaviours [ 10 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Religiosity and Attitudes towards Health, Disease, Death and the Use of Stimulants among Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Chruściel

Jurek

et al. 2021

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Religiosity is considered as one of the many factors shaping an individual’s health consciousness. The aim of the study is an analysis of the correlation between the religiosity of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their attitudes towards health and disease. A cross-sectional study was performed on the convenience sample of 171 Jehovah’s Witnesses from eastern Poland with the use of two research tools: the author’s questionnaire, focusing on attitudes towards health, disease, death and the use of stimulants, and the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL). The research involved 99 females (57.9%) and 72 males (42.1%), with an average age of 37.25 (SD = 12.59) years. On average, they have been a Jehovah’s Witness for 29.21 (SD = 13.22) years and are characterised by a high ratio of organisational religious activity (ORA) (M = 5.60; SD = 0.62) and intrinsic religiosity (IR) (M = 4.81; SD = 0.37). Those who had never smoked before becoming one of Jehovah’s Witnesses had a higher IR (Z = −2.822; p = 0.005), similarly to those respondents who smoked cigarettes before they became Jehovah’s Witnesses (Z = −2.977; p = 0.003) and those who did not abuse alcohol before they became Jehovah’s Witnesses (Z= −1.974; p = 0.048). Jehovah’s Witnesses are a group characterised by a high degree of consistency when it comes to religiosity, attitudes regarding health and disease and health behaviours. This means that they follow the teachings of their religion with regard to health issues. Knowledge about the association between religiosity and health behaviours is important to provide effective health education, health promotion and development of health prevention policy, specifically when dealing with more religious groups of clients.

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confidence: 74%