Prayer in personal, interpersonal, small, and large group contexts is described in
relationship to physical, psychological, and spiritual health. A sample of college and middle …

Engaging in prayer and holding positive attitudes toward religion are empirically associated
with personal wellbeing, health, and the relief of distress. This paper starts with those …

The theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between prayer and health is
critically reviewed. Although empirical research partially confirms that prayer promotes a …

This article reviews the empirical research on prayer and health and offers a research
agenda to guide future studies. Though many people practice prayer and believe it affects …

The majority of previous social scientific research on prayer has focused on the relationship
between prayer and various types of health outcomes. Only limited attention has been given …

Reviewing the growing body of scientific research on prayer, this book describes what is
known about the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, developmental, and health aspects of this …

Research concerning the relation between physical health and prayer typically employs an
outcome oriented paradigm and results are inconsistent. This is not surprising since prayer …

Previous research has associated prayer practices with positive health outcomes, but few
studies have examined:(a) the perceptions of prayer in relation to perceptions of the efficacy …

The objective of this research was to analyze national trends in the use of prayer to cope
with health concerns. Data are from the Alternative Medicine Supplement of the National …

There is increasing interest in the empirical effects of prayer on health. However, little
attention has been paid to the theoretical causal mechanisms by which health may be …