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Volunteers: A Social Profile by Musick, Marc A, Wilson, John

“…Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? How can volunteers be persuaded to…”
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Volunteering and depression: the role of psychological and social resources in different age groups by Musick, Marc A, Wilson, John

“…There are a number of reasons why volunteering might yield mental health benefits, especially to older people. Volunteer work improves access to social and…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in health change in a longitudinal study of US adults: the role of health-risk behaviors by Lantz, Paula M, Lynch, John W, House, James S, Lepkowski, James M, Mero, Richard P, Musick, Marc A, Williams, David R

“…This study investigated the hypothesis that socioeconomic differences in health status change can largely be explained by the higher prevalence of individual…”
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Why forgiveness may protect against depression: Hopelessness as an explanatory mechanism by Toussaint, Loren L., Williams, David R., Musick, Marc A., Everson-Rose, Susan A.

“…This study examined associations between multiple dimensions of forgiveness with hopelessness and depression. Further, this study investigated the extent to…”
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Depression, Anxiety, and Religious Life: A Search for Mediators by Sternthal, Michelle J., Williams, David R., Musick, Marc A., Buck, Anna C.

“…We examine several potential mechanisms linking religious involvement to depressive symptoms, major depression, and anxiety. Logistic and OLS regression…”
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Does Conservative Protestantism Moderate the Association Between Corporal Punishment and Child Outcomes? by Ellison, Christopher G., Musick, Marc A., Holden, George W.

“…Using longitudinal data from a sample of 456 focal children in the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), this study examined two research…”
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Religious attendance and the health behaviors of Texas adults by Hill, Terrence D., Burdette, Amy M., Ellison, Christopher G., Musick, Marc A.

“…The purpose of this study is to test whether religious involvement is associated with a broad range of health behaviors. We employ data from the 2004 Survey of…”
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Balm in Gilead: Racism, Religious Involvement, and Psychological Distress Among African-American Adults by ELLISON, CHRISTOPHER G., MUSICK, MARC A., HENDERSON, ANDREA K.

“…Although a long tradition of theoretical and sociohistorical analysis has suggested that religious practices and values help African Americans in coping with…”
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Attendance at Religious Services and Mortality in a National Sample by Musick, Marc A., House, James S., Williams, David R.

“…Research and theory increasingly suggest that attendance at religious services is protective against premature mortality. However, prior studies are limited…”
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An examination of the relationship between multiple dimensions of religiosity, blood pressure, and hypertension by Buck, Anna C., Williams, David R., Musick, Marc A., Sternthal, Michelle J.

“…Researchers have established the role of heredity and lifestyle in the occurrence of hypertension, but the potential role of psychosocial factors, especially…”
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Religious involvement and healthy lifestyles: evidence from the survey of Texas adults by Hill, Terrence D, Ellison, Christopher G, Burdette, Amy M, Musick, Marc A

“…Although research shows that religious involvement is associated with a wide range of individual health behaviors, it has yet to be determined whether the…”
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Measuring Multiple Dimensions of Religion and Spirituality for Health Research: Conceptual Background and Findings from the 1998 General Social Survey by Idler, Ellen L., Musick, Marc A., Ellison, Christopher G., George, Linda K., Krause, Neal, Ory, Marcia G., Pargament, Kenneth I., Powell, Lynda H., Underwood, Lynn G., Williams, David R.

“…Progress in studying the relationship between religion and health has been hampered by the absence of an adequate measure of religiousness and spirituality…”
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Much Obliged: Volunteering, Normative Activities, and Willingness to Serve on Juries by Musick, Marc A., Rose, Mary R., Dury, Sarah, Rose, Roger P.

“…Although compulsory, many people treat jury duty as voluntary. This article examines the conceptual and empirical links between participating in voluntary…”
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Religious practices, beliefs, and mental health: variations across ethnicity by Sternthal, Michelle J., Williams, David R., Musick, Marc A., Buck, Anna C.

“…Objectives. We examined whether Black Americans and Hispanic Americans experienced greater mental health benefits from religious involvement than White…”
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Race and Formal Volunteering: The Differential Effects of Class and Religion by Musick, Marc A., Wilson, John, Jr, William B. Bynum

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Volunteering and Mortality Among Older Adults: Findings From a National Sample by Musick, Marc A., Herzog, A. Regula, House, James S.

“…Objectives. Although a number of authors have proposed that older volunteers should benefit in terms of better health and well-being, few researchers have…”
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Race and Formal Volunteering: The Differential Effects of Class and Religion by Musick, Marc A., Wilson, John, Bynum, William B.

“…Despite recent gains in educational and occupational achievement, black Americans are still worse off than whites across a broad range of quality-of-life…”
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Forgiveness and Health: Age Differences in a U.S. Probability Sample by Toussaint, Loren L, Williams, David R, Musick, Marc A, Everson, Susan A

“…Forgiveness is a variable closely related to religiousness and spirituality that has been hypothesized to be protective of mental and physical health. However,…”
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Selected to Serve: An Analysis of Lifetime Jury Participation by Rose, Mary R., Diamond, Shari Seidman, Musick, Marc A.

“…Using a survey of a random sample of 1,380 Texas adults, we consider what factors distinguish those who have ever had an opportunity to serve on a jury from…”
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The African American minister as a source of help for serious personal crises: bridge or barrier to mental health care? by Neighbors, H W, Musick, M A, Williams, D R

“…Using data from the National Survey of Black Americans, this article explores the role of African American ministers in the help seeking of African Americans…”
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