Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships
According to research that have been conducted in the field of gerontology, sociology and psychology of ageing, there is a relationship between the level of religious involvement and health status/ well-being/quality of life in older age. How does religiousness influence aging process and health sta...
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| description | According to research that have been conducted in the field of gerontology, sociology and psychology of ageing, there is a relationship between the level of religious involvement and health status/ well-being/quality of life in older age. How does religiousness influence aging process and health status? The aim of the article is to review explanations of a positive relationship between religiousness and health that are discussed in the literature. Those explanations may be grouped in three broad categories reflecting three functions of religion that play a role for well-being in older age. Those functions are: (1) religiousness as a source of coherence and the role of religious coping and provision of meaning in dealing with stressful life events (including ageing losses) (2) religiousness as a source of positive self-perception and a sense of personal control, (3) provision of social resources (i.e. social ties and social support) within religious community and emphasis on interpersonal relations (with special focus on forgiveness as a norm in interpersonal relations). Those functions of religion are discussed in the context of their potential role in successful ageing, as determined by - among others - active engagement in life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a6fe4c307e94236a72462b8e6650bdc2023-08-02T01:22:16ZengLodz University PressAnthropological Review2083-45942015-12-0178325926810.1515/anre-2015-0021anre-2015-0021Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationshipsWoźniak Barbara0Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7a, 31-034 KrakówAccording to research that have been conducted in the field of gerontology, sociology and psychology of ageing, there is a relationship between the level of religious involvement and health status/ well-being/quality of life in older age. How does religiousness influence aging process and health status? The aim of the article is to review explanations of a positive relationship between religiousness and health that are discussed in the literature. Those explanations may be grouped in three broad categories reflecting three functions of religion that play a role for well-being in older age. Those functions are: (1) religiousness as a source of coherence and the role of religious coping and provision of meaning in dealing with stressful life events (including ageing losses) (2) religiousness as a source of positive self-perception and a sense of personal control, (3) provision of social resources (i.e. social ties and social support) within religious community and emphasis on interpersonal relations (with special focus on forgiveness as a norm in interpersonal relations). Those functions of religion are discussed in the context of their potential role in successful ageing, as determined by - among others - active engagement in life.https://doi.org/10.1515/anre-2015-0021ageingsuccessful ageinghealthwell-beingreligioncopingcoherencesocial support |
| spellingShingle | Woźniak Barbara Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships Anthropological Review ageing successful ageing health well-being religion coping coherence social support |
| title | Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships |
| title_full | Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships |
| title_fullStr | Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships |
| title_short | Religiousness, well-being and ageing – selected explanations of positive relationships |
| title_sort | religiousness well being and ageing selected explanations of positive relationships |
| topic | ageing successful ageing health well-being religion coping coherence social support |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/anre-2015-0021 |
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