The purpose of this study was to see if a person's level of commitment to religion moderates the relationship between forgiveness by God and waist/hip ratios. The data come from a nationwide probability survey of adults of all ages (N = 2,453). Interviewers measured respondents' waist and hip circumference. Questions were administered to assess how often people feel they have been forgiven by God and how deeply they are committed to their faith. Controls were established for several different aspects of religion (i.e., church attendance, private prayer, and religious affiliation) as well as select demographic characteristics (i.e., age, sex, education, race, residential location, and marital status). Forgiveness by God is associated with less favorable waist/hip ratios, but only among study participants who are less committed to their faith. A set of supplementary analyses were performed using the frequency of moderate exercise as an outcome. The findings suggest that forgiveness by God is associated with less frequent exercise, but only among study participants who are less committed to their faith. The findings add greater credence to the literature on the relationship between religion and health because they are based on biological measures.

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上帝的宽恕、宗教信仰和腰臀比例

这项研究的目的是看看一个人对宗教的承诺水平是否会调节上帝的宽恕与腰臀比之间的关系。数据来自对所有年龄段成年人的全国概率调查（N = 2,453）。采访者测量了受访者的腰围和臀围。问题是用来评估人们感觉自己被上帝宽恕的频率以及他们对信仰的委身程度。对宗教的几个不同方面（即教堂出席、私人祈祷和宗教信仰）以及选择的人口特征（即年龄、性别、教育、种族、居住地点和婚姻状况）进行了控制。上帝的宽恕与不太有利的腰臀比有关，但仅限于对信仰不那么忠诚的研究参与者。使用适度运动的频率作为结果进行了一组补充分析。研究结果表明，上帝的宽恕与较少的锻炼有关，但仅限于对信仰不那么忠诚的研究参与者。这些发现增加了关于宗教与健康之间关系的文献的可信度，因为它们是基于生物学测量的。