Mediators of the Association Between Religious Service Attendance and Mortality.

ABSTRACT: Mounting evidence consistently shows associations between religious service attendance and reduced mortality risk, yet research identifying mediators remains limited. Using prospective data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006-2014; n = 5,200 US adults), we evaluated a range of potential mediators. After robust control for confounders (demographic, health, health-behavior, and social factors), among positive psychological factors, we observed mediation through increased life satisfaction (5.27%; P ≤ 0.001) and possibly positive affect (1.52%; P = 0.06) but not optimism, mastery, or purpose. Among dimensions of psychological distress, we observed mediation through reductions in hopelessness (1.92%; P = 0.01), trait anger (1.98%; P = 0.03), state anger (2.23%; P = 0.03), and possibly l

SUBMITTER: Kim ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6321798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature