Religious influences on health and well-being in the elderly /

Religious influences on health and well-being in the elderly /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Societal impact on aging series Societal impact on aging.
Subject:	Older people -- Religious life. Older people -- Health and hygiene. Health -- Religious aspects. Well-being -- Religious aspects. Health -- Statistics. Religion and Psychology -- Statistics. Health -- Review. Socioeconomic Factors -- Review. Socioeconomic Factors -- Statistics. Aging -- Review -- psychology. Aging -- Statistics -- psychology. Religion and Psychology -- Review. Aging. Aged. Health. Religion and Psychology. Socioeconomic Factors. Health -- Religious aspects. Older people -- Health and hygiene. Older people -- Religious life. Well-being -- Religious aspects. Statistics. Electronic book. Review. Statistics. Statistics.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11222541

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Other authors / contributors:	Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928- Krause, Neal M. (Neal Miller) Booth, Alan, 1935-2015.
ISBN:	9780826123985 0826123988 0826124046 9780826124043
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"The volume focuses on the ways in which religious institutions, religious practices, and religious organizations impact the health and well-being of older persons."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Religious influences on health and well-being in the elderly. 1st ed. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2004

Table of Contents:

An introduction to research on religion, aging, and health: exploring new prospects and key challenges
Religious observance and health: theory and research
Prayer, love, and transcendence: an epidemiologic perspective
Empirical advances in the psychology of religion and coping
Religion, forgiveness, and adjustment in older adulthood
Race and ethnicity in religion and health
Religion and health in life course perspective.