Religiosity and Mental Health: An Exploration

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Jillian Ansell
Jillian Ansell

Jillian is from Baltimore, Maryland and is a part of the Class of 2024 at Wesleyan University. Before Wesleyan, she attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland. At Wesleyan, Jillian is a part of the field hockey team, Wesleyan Women in Business club, and Hope Happens Here club. She plans to major in Economics with a minor in Data Analysis.

Abstract: The goals of the present analysis include 1) establishing the relationship between mental health and religion; 2) determining whether the relationship between mental health and religion differs for members of different religions; 3) determining whether sex or age group change the potential relationship between mental health and religion. That is, this study will investigate whether religious affiliation leads to better mental health, and if so, whether this relationship is consistent across different religious affiliations, sexes, and age groups. However, there was not a significant association found between mental health and religion. This result did not change across different religious affiliations, sexes, or age groups.

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