Religion as a Cultural Phenomenon, and National Mortality Rates from Heart Disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Watson (The University of Western Australia), John Watson (0000-0002-9614-4556, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 439-442 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1991.69.2.439 |
| PMID | 1763158 |
| OpenAlex | W2019712370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
An hypothesis is developed which proposes that mortality rates from heart disease are a function of a nation's dominant religious tradition, with predominantly Catholic countries having lower rates than the more Protestant countries. The hypothesis was tested on data from 24 economically developed Western countries. A significant inverse relationship of −0.588 was found between the proportion of Catholics in the 24 nations and mortality rates from heart disease, which supports the hypothesis
Developed country · Developing country · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Heart disease · Mortality rate · Pathology · Phenomenon · Political science · Population · Protestantism · Sociology · World Values Survey · Demography · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2005 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |