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Health and Well-Being in Islamic Societies pp 197–216Cite as

Religion and Social Health in Muslims

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Because of the impact that social health has on individual, family, and community health, including mental and physical health, this chapter is particularly relevant to our discussions. We review research that has examined links between religiosity and social support, marital stability, marital satisfaction, marital intimacy, and spouse abuse, as well as compare Muslims and non-Muslims in this regard. We also review research on religious involvement, crime and delinquency, and research on religiosity and social capital (a measure of community health as expressed in terms of trust between neighbors, volunteerism, and degree of participation in government and community activities). The findings are surprising in many of these areas.

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    Islamic: Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Syria, and Turkey. Non-Islamic: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guiana, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, the USA, Yugoslavia, Norway, Canada, and Mauritius.

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    Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda, Macedonia, Egypt, Tanzania, and Montenegro.

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    Albania, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, and Turkey.

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  2. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Koenig, H.G., Shohaib, S.A. (2014). Religion and Social Health in Muslims. In: Health and Well-Being in Islamic Societies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05873-3_9

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