TY - JOUR
T1 - God-mediated control beliefs and the Epstein-Barr virus
T2 - Is more God-mediated control always better?
AU - Krause, Neal
AU - Ironson, Gail
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation (40077).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Research on the locus of control construct conveys the impression that more control is always better. However, some studies suggest that very high levels of control are associated with negative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to see if this is true of religiously oriented feelings of control (i.e., God-mediated control). The outcome was antibody titers to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The findings suggest that very high God-mediated control is associated with higher EBV values. However, this finding was only observed among young adults (age 18–40), but not among middle-aged (age 41–64), or older adults (aged 65 and older).
AB - Research on the locus of control construct conveys the impression that more control is always better. However, some studies suggest that very high levels of control are associated with negative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to see if this is true of religiously oriented feelings of control (i.e., God-mediated control). The outcome was antibody titers to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The findings suggest that very high God-mediated control is associated with higher EBV values. However, this finding was only observed among young adults (age 18–40), but not among middle-aged (age 41–64), or older adults (aged 65 and older).
KW - Age differences
KW - Epstein-Barr virus
KW - God-mediated control
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U2 - 10.1080/15528030.2017.1335632
DO - 10.1080/15528030.2017.1335632
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021654085
VL - 29
SP - 299
EP - 316
JO - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
JF - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
SN - 1552-8030
IS - 4
ER -