Throw BABE Out With the Bathwater?: Canadian Atheists are No Less Healthy than the Religious

The belief-as-benefit effect (BABE) is a broad term for the positive association between religion/spirituality (R/S) and health outcomes. Functionally, religious variables and religious identities predict greater wellness, which implies that atheists should report worse health relative to religious...

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Main Author: Speed, David ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 6, Pages: 4608-4634
Further subjects:B Canada
B Atheism
B Health
B General Social Survey
B Centering
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