Garcia-Alexander Ginny, Swisher Raymond R, Cossman Jeralynn S, Schaefer Drew
Department of Sociology & Demography, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
College for Health, Community and Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA.
J Relig Health. 2024 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s10943-024-02125-1.
Little evidence has considered the extent to which feelings of health-related control may arise from religious beliefs to influence survival expectations. Moreover, research on the linkages between religion and sense of control has yielded mixed results. Using CHAPS (2021) data, this study examines whether divine control beliefs predict subjective life expectancy (SLE), and whether this link is mediated by an individual's health locus of control (HLC). Findings support a mediational model and show that individuals who place more dependence on God report a greater sense of control over their health, which in turn results in greater longevity expectations. Our findings offer insight into the mechanisms that underlie the association between divine control beliefs and SLE and add to the body of literature documenting religion's salutary role in promoting both a sense of empowerment and greater survival expectations.
很少有证据考虑与健康相关的控制感在多大程度上可能源于宗教信仰以影响生存预期。此外，关于宗教与控制感之间联系的研究结果不一。本研究使用CHAPS（2021）数据，检验神圣控制信念是否能预测主观预期寿命（SLE），以及这种联系是否由个体的健康控制源（HLC）介导。研究结果支持一种中介模型，表明更多依赖上帝的个体报告对自己健康有更强的控制感，这反过来又导致更高的长寿预期。我们的研究结果深入探讨了神圣控制信念与SLE之间关联的潜在机制，并为记录宗教在促进赋权感和更高生存预期方面的有益作用的文献增添了内容。
