Religious people only live longer in religious cultural contexts: A gravestone analysis.
J Pers Soc Psychol
; 119(1): 1-6, 2020 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32039617
Religious people live longer than nonreligious people, according to a staple of social science research. Yet, are those longevity benefits an inherent feature of religiosity? To find out, we coded gravestone inscriptions and imagery to assess the religiosity and longevity of 6,400 deceased people from religious and nonreligious U.S. counties. We show that in religious cultural contexts, religious people lived 2.2 years longer than did nonreligious people. In nonreligious cultural contexts, however, religiosity conferred no such longevity benefits. Evidently, a longer life is not an inherent feature of religiosity. Instead, religious people only live longer in religious cultural contexts where religiosity is valued. Our study answers a fundamental question on the nature of religiosity and showcases the scientific potential of gravestone analyses. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Religión y Psicología
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Longevidad
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pers Soc Psychol
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos