Religion, spirituality influence health in complementary ways

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 30 Maret 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: Do our religious and spiritual beliefs help us stay healthy? They certainly do, say scientists from the Oregon State University. They work, however, indicates that religion and spirituality have distinct but complementary influences on health.

"Religion helps regulate behavior and health habits, while spirituality regulates your emotions, how you feel," said Carolyn Aldwin, a gerontology professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at OSU.

The findings were published recently in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Religiousness, including formal religious affiliation and service attendance, is associated with better health habits, such as lower smoking rates and reduced alcohol consumption. Spirituality, including meditation and private prayer, helps regulate emotions, which aids physiological effects such as blood pressure,'' said a press release put out by the university.

"No one has ever reviewed all of the different models of how religion affects health," said Aldwin. "We're trying to impose a structure on a very messy field."


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