Affective Aspects of Religiousness and 6-Year Course of Depressive Symptoms in Aged Dutch Citizens.

Int J Aging Hum Dev · 2026 · PMC12602723 · PMID 39584281

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highly significantp < .001actually significant

The within-subject effects for the three subscales were modest (β between .12 and .19) but highly significant ( p < .001).

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borderline significantp = .027actually significant

Furthermore, there was a very small, borderline significant within-subject effect (β = −.06, p = .027): Upward changes in “positive feelings toward God” were associated with small, downward changes in depressive symptoms.

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rest) on the subscale for “positive feelings toward God” emergent depression was 0.36 (95% CI 0.14–0.96; Wald 4.2; p = .040), a statistical trend.

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