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Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study.

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Norton, MC; Skoog, I; Franklin, LM; Corcoran, C; Tschanz, JT; Zandi, PP; Breitner, JCS; Welsh-Bohmer, KA; Steffens, DC; Cache County Investigators,
Published in: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
May 2006
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We examined the relation between religious involvement, membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and major depression in a population-based study of aging and dementia in Cache County, Utah. Participants included 4,468 nondemented individuals between the ages of 65 and 100 years who were interviewed in person. In logistic regression models adjusting for demographic and health variables, frequent church attendance was associated with a reduced prevalence of depression in women but increased prevalence in men. Social role loss and the potential impact of organizational power differential by sex are discussed. Though causality cannot be determined here, these findings suggest that the association between religious involvement and depression may differ substantially between men and women.

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J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci

DOI

10.1093/geronb/61.3.p129

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

May 2006

Volume

61

Issue

3

Start / End Page

P129 / P136

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Utah
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Sex Factors
  • Religion and Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female
 

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Norton, M. C., Skoog, I., Franklin, L. M., Corcoran, C., Tschanz, J. T., Zandi, P. P., … Cache County Investigators, . (2006). Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 61(3), P129–P136. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/61.3.p129
Norton, Maria C., Ingmar Skoog, Lynn M. Franklin, Christopher Corcoran, JoAnn T. Tschanz, Peter P. Zandi, John C. S. Breitner, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, David C. Steffens, and David C. Cache County Investigators. “Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study.” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 61, no. 3 (May 2006): P129–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/61.3.p129.
Norton MC, Skoog I, Franklin LM, Corcoran C, Tschanz JT, Zandi PP, et al. Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 May;61(3):P129–36.
Norton, Maria C., et al. “Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study.” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, vol. 61, no. 3, May 2006, pp. P129–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geronb/61.3.p129.
Norton MC, Skoog I, Franklin LM, Corcoran C, Tschanz JT, Zandi PP, Breitner JCS, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Steffens DC, Cache County Investigators. Gender differences in the association between religious involvement and depression: the Cache County (Utah) study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 May;61(3):P129–P136.
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Published In

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci

DOI

10.1093/geronb/61.3.p129

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

May 2006

Volume

61

Issue

3

Start / End Page

P129 / P136

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Utah
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Sex Factors
  • Religion and Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Male
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Female