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Are Happiness and Life Satisfaction Different Across Religious groups? Exploring Determinants of Happiness and Life Satisfaction. / Ngamaba, Kayonda Hubert; Soni, Debbie.
In: Journal of religion and health, 07.08.2017, p. 1-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Are Happiness and Life Satisfaction Different Across Religious groups? Exploring Determinants of Happiness and Life Satisfaction
AU - Ngamaba, Kayonda Hubert
AU - Soni, Debbie
N1 - © The Author(s) 2017
PY - 2017/8/7
Y1 - 2017/8/7
N2 - This study explores whether different religions experience different levels of happiness and life satisfaction and in case this is affected by country economic and cultural environment. Using World Value Survey (from 1981 to 2014), this study found that individual religiosity and country level of development play a significant role in shaping people’s subjective well-being (SWB). Protestants, Buddhists and Roman Catholic were happier and most satisfied with their lives compared to other religious groups. Orthodox has the lowest SWB. Health status, household’s financial satisfaction and freedom of choice are means by which religious groups and governments across the globe can improve the SWB of their citizens.Keywords: happiness; life satisfaction; religion; religious differences; culture
AB - This study explores whether different religions experience different levels of happiness and life satisfaction and in case this is affected by country economic and cultural environment. Using World Value Survey (from 1981 to 2014), this study found that individual religiosity and country level of development play a significant role in shaping people’s subjective well-being (SWB). Protestants, Buddhists and Roman Catholic were happier and most satisfied with their lives compared to other religious groups. Orthodox has the lowest SWB. Health status, household’s financial satisfaction and freedom of choice are means by which religious groups and governments across the globe can improve the SWB of their citizens.Keywords: happiness; life satisfaction; religion; religious differences; culture
KW - happiness; life satisfaction; religion; religious differences; culture
U2 - 10.1007/s10943-017-0481-2
DO - 10.1007/s10943-017-0481-2
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Journal of religion and health
T2 - Journal of religion and health
JF - Journal of religion and health
SN - 0022-4197
ER -