Importance Despite growing evidence, the role of spirituality in serious illness and health
has not been systematically assessed. Objective To review evidence concerning spirituality …

This study reviews the voluminous empirical evidence on faith's contribution to preventing
people from falling victim to substance abuse and helping them recover from it. We find that …

The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the longitudinal positive effect of
religion or spirituality (R/S) on mental health. We summarized 48 longitudinal studies (59 …

Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very
narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive …

This edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-
being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, including psychology, economics …

Human engagement with religion and spirituality is pervasive across the world, yet the
extent to which religious and/or spiritual involvement promotes well-being is controversial …

In the present study, we prospectively examined the associations of religious involvement in
adolescence (including religious service attendance and prayer or meditation) with a wide …

Participation in religious services is associated with numerous aspects of human flourishing,
including happiness and life satisfaction, mental and physical health, meaning and purpose …

Background Religious-service attendance has been linked with a lower risk of all-cause
mortality, suicide and depression. Yet, its associations with other health and well-being …

The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the roles that religious
communities played during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. Seven databases were …