title: Religious involvement, psychosocial resourcefulness, and health.
abstract: A stratified randomized sample of 525 middle age (35-64 years old) men was used to study the relationships between self-reported level of church attendance (CA), self-reported religious faith (SRRF), religious well-being (RWB), existential well-being (EWB), self-actualization (SA), health, lifestyle, and participation in physical activity (PA). Religious measures (RWB, CA, and SRRF) were found to be dependent on psychosocial variables in terms of their relationships with PA, lifestyle, and health. On the other hand, psychosocial resourcefulness (SA, EWB, social support, and stress management) showed independent relationships with lifestyle, PA, and health. These findings indicate that the positive associations of psychological and sociological constructs with health are not related to or dependent upon ego syntonic religious identity.
authors.affiliation: Institute Food Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand. L.I.Dreyer@massey.ac.nz
authors.forename: Lukas I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dreyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D013019:South Africa; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires