Religion and Happiness: Still no association

By C. Lewis, John Maltby, S. Burkinshaw. 2000

91 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. M. Holder
2. A. Abdel-Khalek
3. Judith M. Wallace
4. B. Coleman
5. Farida Naceur
6. S. Cruise
7. C. Lewis
8. John Maltby

In Health

1. A. Abdel-Khalek
2. S. Cruise
3. C. Lewis
4. Farida Naceur
5. M. Holder
6. B. Coleman
7. Judith M. Wallace
8. David Lester

In Social Psychology

1. M. Holder
2. A. Abdel-Khalek
3. S. Cruise
4. Judith M. Wallace
5. B. Coleman
6. C. Lewis
7. Farida Naceur
8. John Maltby

Citations in the corpus

• Religiosity, subjective well-being, self-esteem, and anxiety among Kuwaiti Muslim adolescents (2011, background): “It is worth mentioning, however, that some studies have failed to find an association between religiosity and SWB (see, eg, Francis, Ziebertz, & Lewis, 2003 ; Lewis, 2002 ; Lewis, Maltby, & Burkinshaw, 2000 ).”
• Religion and happiness: Consensus, contradictions, comments and concerns (2006, background): “Of these, four studies have reported no significant associations between these measures (Lewis, Lanigan, Joseph, & de Fockert, 1997: Study 1, Study 2; Lewis, Maltby, & Burkinshaw, 2000: Study 1, Study 2), while one study has reported a significant positive association (French & Joseph, 1999).”
• Happiness, health, and religiosity: Significant relations (2006, result): “In contrast, different samples have demonstrated no significant association between happiness and attitude toward Christianity (see Lewis, 2002; Lewis et al., 1997, 2000).”
• Spirituality, Religiousness, and Happiness in Children Aged 8–12 Years (2010, background): “123 (e.g., Lewis et al. 2000 ). Though the current research was restricted to a sample drawn from a primarily (though not exclusively) Christian population, many Christian denominations were represented.”
• Religiosity, happiness, health, and psychopathology in a probability sample of Muslim adolescents (2007, background): “However, other samples have demonstrated no significant association between happiness and attitude toward Christianity (Francis, Ziebertz, & Lewis, 2003 ; Lewis, Lanigan, Joseph, & de Fockert, 1997 ; Lewis, Maltby, & Burkinshaw, 2000 ).”
• Religious orientation, religious coping and happiness among UK adults (2005, background): “…& de Fockert, 1997), 64 English Anglican priests (Lewis, Maltby, & Burkinshaw, 2000) and 70 English congregational members of the Anglican Church (Lewis et al., 2000) have demonstrated no significant association between scores on the Depression–Happiness Scale and scores on the Francis Scale of…”
• Religiosity and its association with positive and negative emotions among college students from Algeria (2007, background): “In other respects, different samples have demonstrated no significant association between happiness and attitude toward Christianity (Lewis, 2002 ; Lewis, Maltby, & Burkinshaw, 2000 ; Lewis, Lanigan, Joseph, & de Fockert, 1997 ).”