title: The Influence of Religious Coping and Religious Social Support on Health Behaviour, Health Status and Health Attitudes in a British Christian Sample.
abstract: Previous research has established a relationship between religion and health. However, the specific aspects of religion which may influence health are not fully understood. The present study investigates the effect of religious social support and religious coping on health behaviours, health status and attitudes to health whilst controlling for age and non-religious social support. The results indicate religious coping and religious social support positively impact on self-reported current health status, depression, health outlook and resistance susceptibility. However, negative religious coping was predictive of increased alcohol consumption. Overall congregational support and negative religious coping had the greatest impact on health.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, Lancashire, UK. GBrewer@UCLan.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumra
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Erini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tatsi
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gire
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Coping styles; Health; Religion; Social support; Well-being