Religion and mental health: evidence for an association

By Harold G. Koenig, D. Larson. 2001

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Philosophy

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In Clinical Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• Does Spirituality or Religion Positively Affect Mental Health? Meta-analysis of Longitudinal Studies (2020, background): “In the same review, they found that most (35 of 38) studies showed that greater religiousness or similarity in religious backgrounds predicted greater marital happiness or stability (Koenig & Larson, 2001).”
• Mental well-being in the religious and the non-religious: evidence for a curvilinear relationship (2011, background): “In a review of the literature, Koenig and Larson (2001) report that, out of 100 studies, 80% found that religious beliefs and practices were positively related to life satisfaction.”
• Depression as a disease of modernity: explanations for increasing prevalence (2012, background): “A move toward secularization of modern populations should also be considered, as religious activity is correlated with lower risk of depression and more social support (Koenig and Larson, 2001).”
• Religion as a source of variation in the experience of positive and negative emotions (2009, background): “…as well as other variables, such as selfacceptance, hope, optimism, locus of control, coping, and altruism (e.g., Fiori, Brown, Cortina & Antonucci, 2006; Koenig & Larson, 2001; McCullough & Willoughby, 2009; Myers, 1992; Pargament, MagyarRussell, & Murray-Swank, 2005; Park, 2005; Rimland, 1982).”
• Religiosity and Mental Health: A Meta–Analysis of Recent Studies (2003, background): “Finally, Koenig and Larson (2001) systematically reviewed 850 studies and found several associations between religiosity and mental health.”
• Exploring linkages among transformational leadership, workplace spirituality and well-being in health care workers (2011, background): “example, compassion and caring have been found to foster optimistic worldviews and well-being (Koenig and Larson 2001).”
• Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Mental Health? Differing Effects by Race (2006, background): “In the past several years, a wealth of research has shown a direct effect of religion on mental health (Hackney and Sanders 2003; Koenig and Larson 2001). Less well studied, though, is the role of religion in protecting against the negative effects of stressors on mental health (Wink, Dillon, and La”
• Advances and Open Questions in the Science of Subjective Well-Being (2018, unknown): “Specifically, studies and reviews generally conclude that religious individuals have higher SWB than the nonreligious (Hackney & Sanders, 2003; Koenig & Larson, 2001).”
• The religion paradox: if religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out? (2011, unknown): “Koenig and Larson (2001) noted that the vast majority of Scandinavians are atheists or nonreligious.”