Religious Participation and Biological Functioning in Mexico

Hill, Terrence D.; Rote, Sunshine; Ellison, Christopher G.

doi:10.1177/0898264317716244

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“…predict metabolic health, findings aligned with those of previous research finding beneficial effects (e.g., Hill et al, 2017;Pirutinsky et al, 2012). The direct effects of religious coping on negative affect significantly predicted the individual waist-to-hip ratio and hemoglobin A1c indicators, with both in the healthier direction.…”

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Daily religious coping buffers the stress–affect relationship and benefits overall metabolic health in older adults.

Whitehead

Bergeman

2020

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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This study focuses on how daily religious coping mitigates daily stress, regulates emotional responses, and ultimately produces more optimal health outcomes. Participants were 267 community-dwelling older adults from the Later Life Cohort of the Notre Dame Study of Health & Well-being (mean age ϭ 72 years; 63% female). Daily diary data (56 days) were used to assess the effects of daily perceived stress, daily religious coping, and their interaction on daily negative affect. Multilevel modeling (MLM) results suggested that religious coping regulated the effects of stress on negative affect (␤ ϭ .02; p Ͻ .01). The intraindividual variability in these day-level effects represent specific dynamic aspects of the individual, referred to as dynamic characteristics. These person-level dynamic characteristics derived from the MLM were correlated with indicators of metabolic health and predicted healthier values. Most significant, the stress-buffering effects of religious coping predicted better metabolic health, as indicated by negative correlations with glucose tolerance (A1c; r ϭ Ϫ.32, p Ͻ .001) and the obesity composite variable (r ϭ Ϫ.23, p ϭ .01). Results demonstrate that the ability to use religious coping to regulate the effects of stress on negative affect may delay the onset of disorders associated with obesity and dysregulation in the metabolic system.

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confidence: 87%

Daily religious coping buffers the stress–affect relationship and benefits overall metabolic health in older adults.

Whitehead

Bergeman

2020

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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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].…”

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Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review

Guidi

Lucente

Sonino

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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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“…On the other hand, allostatic load was negatively associated with income level (Upchurch et al , 2015), years of education (Hamdi et al. , 2016), better housing conditions, companionship, living near a greater vegetated land (Morales-Jinez, 2018) and religious attendance (Hill et al. , 2017).…”

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Work stress related cardiovascular diseases among construction professionals

Kamardeen

2021

BEPAM

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PurposeCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for one-third of global deaths. Work stress is a major risk factor for CVDs in the workforce. Construction professionals endure excessive work stress, yet their vulnerability to CVDs remains underexplored. The study investigated the prevalence of CVDs among construction professionals and its relationships to job stressors, stress coping methods and socio-demographics.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was conducted among construction professionals in Australia wherein data related to job stressor experiences, stress management methods adopted, and incidents of CVDs were collected. Structural path analysis was conducted to discover associations.FindingsJunior level professionals reported higher incidents of angina and heart muscle weakening than others. Statistically significant positive associations were discovered between the reported CVDs, and job stressors such as excessive workload, unpredictable work hours, lack of support, discrimination and work–life conflict and negative stress coping methods such as consuming alcohol and/or drugs, emotional eating and aggression. However, no evidence was found to support the claim that demographic factors such as age and gender were also risk factors for CVDs.Originality/valueThe workers' compensation system provides financial protection to injured employees. It extends similar protection for work-related illnesses; however, it is more difficult to prove work-related causes for illnesses. The study provides scientific evidence to support the recognition of CVDs among construction professionals as work-related diseases, mediated by work stress.

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Religious Participation and Biological Functioning in Mexico

Abstract: Our results confirm that religious participation is associated with healthier biological functioning in Mexico.

Cited by 32 publications

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Daily religious coping buffers the stress–affect relationship and benefits overall metabolic health in older adults.

Daily religious coping buffers the stress–affect relationship and benefits overall metabolic health in older adults.

Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review

Work stress related cardiovascular diseases among construction professionals

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