Tyler W Watts, Tutrang Nguyen, Robert C Carr, Lynne Vernon-Feagans, Clancy Blair
Examining the Effects of Changes in Classroom Quality on Within-Child Changes in Achievement and Behavioral Outcomes
Child development
volume quality research term religionhealth connection increased markedly recent years interest complex relationships religion mental physical health fueled energetic innovative research programs several fields including sociology psychology health behavior health education psychiatry gerontology social epidemiology article three main objectives 1 briefly review medical epidemiologic research religious factors physical health mental health 2 identify promising explanatory mechanisms religious effects health giving particular attention relationships religious factors central constructs life stress paradigm guides current social behavioral research health outcomes 3 critique previous work religion health pointing limitations promising new research directions