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University of Cambridge research shows that during COVID-19, religious individuals experienced fewer mental health challenges than non-religious ones, benefiting from their faith and religious activities.lockdowns, individuals with religious faith in the UK and US experienced less unhappiness and stress compared to non-religious people.
University of Cambridge economists argue that – taken together – these studies show that religion may act as a bulwark against increased distress and reduced well-being during times of crisis, such as a global public health emergency.“Selection biases make the well-being effects of religion difficult to study,” said Prof Shaun Larcom from Cambridge’s Department of Land Economy, and co-author of the latest study.
Those self-identifying as religious in the UK are more likely to have certain characteristics, such as being older and female. The research team “controlled” for these statistically to try and isolate the effects caused by faith alone, and still found that the probability of religious people having an increase in depression was around 20% lower than non-religious people.
The study was conducted during February and March 2021, and involved 5,178 people right across the United States, with findings published in the journalResearchers found that almost half of those who reported a COVID-19 infection either in themselves or their immediate social network experienced an associated reduction in well-being.
Added Larcom: “These studies show a relationship between religion and lower levels of distress during a global crisis. It may be that religious faith builds resilience, and helps people cope with adversity by providing hope, consolation, and meaning in tumultuous times.”The increase in the mean measure for unhappiness was 6.1 percent for people who do not identify with a religion during the lockdown, compared to an increase of 4.
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