Effects of Religious Service Attendance and Religious Importance on Depression: Examining the Meta-analytic Evidence

IF 1.7 2区 哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
T. VanderWeele
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Garssen et al. provide meta-analytic evidence, from longitudinal studies with control for baseline outcomes, for protective associations of religious service attendance and religious importance with subsequent depression. The present commentary considers whether or not these associations might be causal, and what the practical relevance of these associations might be. Further discussion is given to the methodological considerations that are important for advancing our understanding of the relationship between religion and mental health. More meta-analyses of the type conducted by Garssen et al. (i.e. restricted to longitudinal studies with control for baseline outcome) should be carried out with other health and well-being outcomes. To better establish the evidence base, cross-sectional studies should be excluded from meta-analyses.
参加宗教仪式和宗教重要性对抑郁症的影响:元分析证据检验
Garssen等人通过对基线结果进行控制的纵向研究,提供了meta分析证据,证明参加宗教礼拜和宗教重要性与随后的抑郁之间存在保护性关联。本评论考虑这些关联是否可能是因果关系,以及这些关联的实际相关性可能是什么。进一步讨论了对增进我们对宗教与心理健康之间关系的理解很重要的方法学考虑。Garssen等人进行的更多类型的荟萃分析(即限于基线结果控制的纵向研究)应该与其他健康和福祉结果一起进行。为了更好地建立证据基础,横断面研究应排除在meta分析之外。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IJPR) is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and phenomena in all religious traditions. This journal provides a means for sustained discussion of psychologically relevant issues that can be examined empirically and concern religion in the most general sense. It presents articles covering a variety of important topics, such as the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The journal publishes research reports, brief research reports, commentaries on relevant topical issues, book reviews, and statements addressing articles published in previous issues. The journal may also include a major essay and commentaries, perspective papers of the theory, and articles on the psychology of religion in a specific country.
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