title: Psychosocial and health-related characteristics of religious well-being.
abstract: This investigation examined the relationship between religions well-being and eight psychosocial and health-related characteristics. This study assessed the hypothesis that religious well-being is related to overall health. Participants were 462 college students at two separate colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Analysis showed those subjects scoring higher on the measure of religious well-being scored lower on indices like loneliness and hopelessness and higher on self-esteem. Alcohol and drug use also differed significantly between the high and the low, religious well-being groups.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Washington University, Cheney 99004, USA. jhammermeist@mail.ewu.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hammermeister
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Havens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012917:Social Adjustment