Open AccessChurch attendance and CMV herpes virus latency among bereaved and non-bereaved adults.
Author(s) -
Luz M. Garcini,
Raymond P. Stowe,
Diana A. Chirinos,
Kyle W. Murdock,
Angie S. LeRoy,
Michelle A. Chen,
Jun Zhang,
Christopher P. Fagundes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychology of religion and spirituality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1941-1022
pISSN - 1943-1562
DOI - 10.1037/rel0000222
Subject(s) - attendance , church attendance , cytomegalovirus , medicine , psychology , titer , antibody titer , antibody , immunology , virus , herpesviridae , social psychology , viral disease , economics , religiosity , economic growth
There is widespread literature linking church attendance to physical health. However, little is known about the association of church attendance and the immune system, particularly during difficult life transitions. This study investigated the association between church attendance and CMV herpes-virus latency by assessing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody titers among bereaved and non-bereaved individuals.