Spirituality, religion, and health. An emerging research field.

By W. Miller, C. Thoresen. American Psychologist, 2003

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Subfields: Health, Sociology and Political Science

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Some thoughts on spirituality and eudaimonic well-being (2006, background): “It has been argued that it cannot, or even should not, be studied scientifically (Miller & Thoresen, 2003).”
Individual Differences in Religion and Spirituality: An Issue of Personality Traits and/or Values (2008, neutral): “…within religious traditions and (b) emphasizes an individual reality of connection with transcendence, others, and the world in general, without necessarily belonging or referring to a particular religious institution or group (e.g., Hill et al. 2000; Miller and Thoresen 2003; Piedmont 1999).”
Religion, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality (2015, positive): “…norms, person–culture fit, cross-cultural research Existing research has accumulated substantial evidence of the positive associations among religiosity, health, and longevity (Hill & Pargament, 2003; Koenig, 2001; Miller & Thoresen, 2003; Powell, Shahabi, & Thoresen, 2003; Seybold & Hill, 2001).”
Associations between religiosity, mental health, and subjective well-being among Arabic samples from Egypt and Kuwait (2012, neutral): “…1997, 2004; Koenig, McCullough, & Larson, 2001; Larson et al., 1992; Larson & Larson, 1994; Levin & Chatters, 1998; Maselko & Kubansky, 2006; Miller & Thoresen, 2003; Pajević, Sinanović, Hasanović, 2005; Powell, Shahabi, & Thoresen, 2003; Seeman, Dubin, & Seeman, 2003; Soydemir, Bastida,…”
Defining and operationalizing the phenomena of recovery: a working definition from the recovery science research collaborative (2019, background): “Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE) Neale et al. (2016) Recovery Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ-16) Borkin et al.”
The relationships between subjective well-being, health, and religiosity among young adults from Qatar (2013, positive): “…religiosity and health (See, e.g., Chatters, 2000; Hackney & Sanders, 2003; Hill & Pargament, 2003; Koenig, 1997, 2004; Koenig et al., 2001; Larson & Larson, 1994, 2003; Levin & Chatters, 1998; Loewenthal, 1995; Miller & Thoresen, 2003; Powell, Shahabi, & Thoresen, 2003; Wulff, 1997, p. 28).”
Religious coping among diverse religions: Commonalities and divergences. (2015, background): “Keywords: Buddhism, Christianity, health and well-being, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, religious coping Research on the intersection of religion and health was neglected for most of the 20th century (Miller & Thoresen, 2003).”
The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales: Normative Data and Implications (2003, background): “We also added one higher human emotional attribute that we deem important in future psychiatric research, namely Spirituality, which has been an important factor in the treatment of alcoholism (Kendler et al., 2003; Miller & Thoresen, 2003).”
The role of spirituality in coping: Examining the relationships between spiritual dimensions and coping styles (2008, background): “Miller and Thoresen (2003) point out that spirituality is a complex phenomenon which is not dichotomous: it is not an attribute that is either present or absent in an individual.”
Religiosity, Sense of Meaning, and Health Behavior in Older Adults (2010, background): “A wide range of positive health outcomes have been linked to religious involvement, including lower rates of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, certain types of cancer ( Miller & Thoresen, 2003 ), healthier immune systems ( Lutgendorf, Russell, Ullrich, Harris, & Wallace, 2004 ), shorter hospital”
The role of personality characteristics and service failure severity in consumer forgiveness and service outcomes (2012, background): “Distinctively, spirituality is understood at the individual level within a specific context though it may or may not have an affiliation with religiosity (Hill & Pargament, 2003; Miller & Thoresen, 2003).”