Persistent population aging worldwide is focusing attention on modifiable factors that can
improve later life health. There is evidence that religiosity and spirituality are among such …

This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality
(R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of …

Importance The relationship between income and life expectancy is well established but
remains poorly understood. Objectives To measure the level, time trend, and geographic …

We utilize longitudinal social network data collected pre–COVID-19 in June 2019 and
compare them with data collected in the midst of COVID in June 2020. We find significant …

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, religious gatherings have become intense hot spots
for the spread of the virus. In this research, we focus on the religiosity of communities to …

Importance Studies on the association between attendance at religious services and
mortality often have been limited by inadequate methods for reverse causation, inability to …

In four studies, the authors examined the correlates of the disposition toward gratitude. Study
1 revealed that self-ratings and observer ratings of the grateful disposition are associated …

This book is about savoring life—the capacity to attend to the joys, pleasures, and other
positive feelings that we experience in our lives. The authors enhance our understanding of …

Many of the links of religiousness with health, well-being, and social behavior may be due to
religion's influences on self-control or self-regulation. Using Carver and Scheier's (1998) …

This reprinted article originally appeared in American Psychologist, 2003, Vol 58 [1], 64-
74.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2003-02034-006.) …