THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRAYER, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, AND PROTECTIVE RESOURCES IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

L. Rew; Y.J. Wong; Weylin R. Sternglanz

doi:10.1080/01460860490884156

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRAYER, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, AND PROTECTIVE RESOURCES IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

L. Rew
, Y.J. Wong
, Weylin R. Sternglanz

College of Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to examine (1) the relationship between children's use of prayer as a coping strategy and other protective resources, and (2) whether children who prayed frequently and those who never prayed exhibited different levels of perceived stress and health behaviors. Prayer was found to be positively related to the protective resources of social connectedness and sense of humor. In addition, children who prayed frequently reported significantly higher levels of positive health behaviors than children who never prayed. These two groups of children did not significantly differ in their levels of perceived stress.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	245-255
Number of pages	11
Journal	Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01460860490884156
State	Published - Jan 1 2004

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