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Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 53, Issue 3 S118-S126, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America
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WJ Strawbridge, SJ Shema, RD Cohen, RE Roberts and GA Kaplan
Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California, USA. wjstraw@aol.com
Although religiosity is protective for mortality and morbidity, its relationship with depression is unclear. We used the 1994 Alameda County Study survey of 2,537 subjects aged 50-102 to analyze associations between two forms of religiosity and depression as well as the extent to which religiosity buffers relationships between stressors and depression. Non-organizational religiosity included prayer and importance of religious and spiritual beliefs; organizational religiosity included attendance at services and other activities. Non- organizational religiosity had no association with depression; organizational religiosity had a negative relationship that weakened slightly with the addition of health controls. Both forms of religiosity buffered associations with depression for non-family stressors, such as financial and health problems. However, non- organizational religiosity exacerbated associations with depression for child problems, and organizational religiosity exacerbated associations with depression for marital problems, abuse, and caregiving. Religiosity may help those experiencing non-family stressors, but may worsen matters for those facing family crises.
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