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Religious activity

Religious activity has been studied in 4 papers since 2016: 4 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Aug 1, 2018: “The relationship of individual social activity and cognitive function of community Chinese elderly: a cross-sectional study”.

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“Participation in religious activities was significantly associated with life satisfaction and decreased depressive symptoms for those undergoing bereavement.”
The Role of Leisure Activities in the Relationship Between Marital Transition in Later Midlife and Psychological Well-Being TrajectoriesInternational journal of aging & human development2017doi:10.1177/0091415017729683

None of its findings points the other way.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 4 independent labs in 4 countries
  • Funders: Chinese University of Hong Kong and 5 more
  • Humans4

What did studies of Religious activity find?

1

Studies of Religious activity measured 1 outcome; the most studied are depressive symptoms (1 study).

Depressive symptoms

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1 study

  1. Religious activity decreases depressive symptoms in humans.

    “Participation in religious activities was significantly associated with life satisfaction and decreased depressive symptoms for those undergoing bereavement.”

    Humansbereavementn = 1,270

    The Role of Leisure Activities in the Relationship Between Marital Transition in Later Midlife and Psychological Well-Being Trajectories

    International journal of aging & human development

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What is Religious activity linked with?

3

Studies link Religious activity with 3 measures, most often cognitive function (1 study), successful aging (1) and mortality (1).

Cognitive function

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1 study

  1. Religious activity is associated with cognitive function in humans.

    “Religious activity showed significant association with the word list learning test and the digit vigilance test.”

    HumansCommunity-dwelling nondemented Chinese older adultsn = 557

    The relationship of individual social activity and cognitive function of community Chinese elderly: a cross-sectional study

    Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

Successful aging

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1 study

  1. Religious activity is associated with successful aging in humans.

    “there were significant positive correlations between SAI and religious activity and relationships.”

    Humansaging with illnessn = 50

    Successful Aging: Illness and Social Connections

    Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)

Mortality

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1 study

  1. Religious activity lowers the risk of mortality in humans (HR = 0.79).

    “life satisfaction (HR = 0.85) and religious activity (HR = 0.79).”

    Humans

    Multifaceted changes and mortality in older people: A longitudinal study in Taiwan

    Geriatrics & gerontology international

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