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Are Religiosity and Spirituality Related to Self-Reported Health Expectancy? An Analysis of the European Values Survey
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Abstract Research on religiosity and health has generally focussed on the United States, and outcomes of health or mortality but not both. Using the European Values Survey 2008, we examined cross-sectional associations between four dimensions of religiosity/spirituality: attendance, private prayer, importanc... view more
Research on religiosity and health has generally focussed on the United States, and outcomes of health or mortality but not both. Using the European Values Survey 2008, we examined cross-sectional associations between four dimensions of religiosity/spirituality: attendance, private prayer, importance of religion, belief in God; and healthy life expectancy (HLE) based on self-reported health across 47 European countries (n = 65,303 individuals). Greater levels of private prayer, importance of religion and belief in God, at a country level, were associated with lower HLE at age 20, after adjustment for confounders, but only in women. The findings may explain HLE inequalities between European countries.... view less
Keywords
religion; spirituality; EVS; life expectancy; health; mortality; health status; comparative research; self-assessment; faith
Classification
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
health expectancy; self-rated health; EVS 2008
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-15
Journal
Journal of Religion and Health (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01348-w
ISSN
1573-6571
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed