Religiosity and obesity: are overweight people more religious?

被引:13
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作者
Ellis, L [1 ]
Biglione, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Minot State Univ, Dept Sociol, Minot, ND 58707 USA
关键词
religiosity; obesity;
D O I
10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00161-0
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The present study was undertaken to test the recently advanced hypothesis that highly religious people are more prone to obesity than is true for people in general. Based on a sample of over 6000 middle- to older-aged women, the study found essentially no support for the hypothesis. The only possible exception was in the case of members of certain denominations with historically high birth rates. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1119 / 1123
页数:5
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