News tagged with religious
Religious belief and devotion linked to sense of personal control
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An individual's level of commitment to religious rituals like praying and attending service is directly linked to their sense of personal control in life, according to new University of Toronto research.
Spirituality protects against depression better than church attendance
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Those who worship a higher power often do so in different ways. Whether they are active in their religious community, or prefer to simply pray or meditate, new research out of Temple University suggests that a person's religiousness ...
Palin, religion, the 2008 election
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Sep 09, 2008 |
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Although Sarah Palin's entry into the 2008 presidential race has energized the religious right within the Republican Party, don't expect religion to be a major issue in this year's election, says University of Alabama at ...
MU anthropologist develops new approach to explain religious behavior
Sep 09, 2008 |
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Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study ...
Participating in religion may make adolescents from certain races more depressed
Sep 03, 2008 |
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One of the few studies to look at the effects of religious participation on the mental health of minorities suggests that for some of them, religion may actually be contributing to adolescent depression. Previous research ...
Belief in God, parenthood prompt gay partners to make commitment
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Which gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalize their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony? Those with children and strong religious beliefs, says a new University of Illinois study.
Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates
Jul 03, 2008 |
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LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive ...
