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15359019

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
Based on recent applications of attachment theory to religion, the authors predicted that the loss of a spouse would cause widowed individuals to increase the importance of their religious/spiritual beliefs. This hypothesis was examined using the Changing Lives of Older Couples sample from which preloss measures of religiosity were available for widowed individuals and matched controls. A total of 103 widowed individuals provided follow-up data, including reports of religious beliefs and grief, at 6 months, 24 months, and 48 months after the loss. Results indicated that widowed individuals were more likely than controls to increase their religious/spiritual beliefs. This increase was associated with decreased grief but did not influence other indicators of adjustment such as depression. Finally, insecure individuals were most likely to benefit from increasing the importance of their beliefs. Results are discussed in terms of the potential value of applying psychological theory to the study of religion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0146-1672
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1165-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Religion and emotional compensation: results from a prospective study of widowhood.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, USA. stebrown@isr.umich.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.