Satoh S, Takiguchi N, Shoji M, Sakai K, Seno E, Naito S, Tomita H, Hara J, Konishi T, Kano K
Department of Mental Hygiene, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Jpn J Psychiatry Neurol. 1990 Sep;44(3):541-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1990.tb01627.x.
We investigated 226 people belonging to a regional church of a new religious sect (hereinafter referred to as religious group) and 899 ordinary people living in the rural area near this church (hereinafter referred to as nonreligious group) with a questionnaire using Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). In males ranging in age from 40 to 69, the mean scores of 7 SDS items out of 20 were significantly higher in the religious group than in the nonreligious group. Males at the age of 70 or older in both groups, however, did not show any significant difference in these items. It suggests that the religious affiliation exerted mentally good effects on the older male members.
我们使用zung氏自评抑郁量表（SDS）通过问卷调查了属于一个新宗教教派地区教会的226人（以下简称宗教团体）和生活在该教会附近农村地区的899名普通人（以下简称非宗教团体）。在年龄在40至69岁的男性中，宗教团体中20项SDS项目中的7项平均得分显著高于非宗教团体。然而，两组中70岁及以上的男性在这些项目上没有显示出任何显著差异。这表明宗教信仰对老年男性成员有心理上的积极影响。
