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KMID : 0904520160430010207
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Health and Medical Sociology
2016 Volume.43 No. 1 p.207 ~ p.229
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Religion and Health Behavior Among Korean Older Adults
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Yi Yeon-Hui
Kim Ji-Bum
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Abstract
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Interest in the relationship between religion and health has grown rapidly in Western countries. However, there has been little research conducted on this relationship in Korea. Using 2003 Social Statistical Survey (N=7,845), we examined the association between religiosity and health behavior among Korean older adults. Using the binomial logistic regression model, we found that compared to the non-religious group, Strong Buddhists, Strong Protestants, and Strong Catholics are more likely to take steps to take care of their health, but weak Buddhists, Weak Protestants, or weak Catholics were not significantly different. Our findings suggest that religious people who attended services rarely were more similar to their non-religious people than their more religious people in terms of its impact on health promoting behavior. Strong Catholics were significantly more likely to take steps to take care of their health than Strong Buddhists or Strong Protestants. But, there are no significant differences between Strong Buddhists and Strong Protestants. This study suggested that we should consider the combined effects of religious affiliation and religiosity―religious service participation― on health behavior.
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KEYWORD
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Religion, Religiosity, Religious Service Participation, Health, Health Behavior
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