From Indiana- (the photo isn't of anyone in the story)
Annetta Wildermuth of Mulberry is four years away from having lived 100 years. But during that time she has seen many of her friends and relatives pass away.
"I think my long life is a blessing," the 96-year-old said. "I don't think that it's something I have earned."
Wildermuth is a woman of faith. She attends Faith Baptist Church just about every Sunday, teaches a science and religion class at Faith Christian School and volunteers at a retirement home in Mulberry.
Her pious lifestyle may be linked to her long life, according to a psychology study. The study titled, "Does Devoutness Delay Death? Psychological Investment in Religion and Its Association with Longevity in the Terman Sample," was published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
It is known that religious people, especially women, tend to live longer lives than people who are not religious but the reason for this link was not yet understood, according to Howard Friedman, study co-author and professor of psychology at University of California at Riverside.
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http://www.jconline.com/article/20100111/LIFE08/1110303
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