Religion and the Quality of Life

By A. L. Ferriss. 2002

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Subfields: Health, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Subjective Well-Being: A General Overview (2009, background): “In general, religious people tend to experience higher well-being, and more specifically, participation in religious services, strength of religious affiliation, relationship with God, and prayer have all been associated with higher well-being levels (Ferriss, 2002; Poloma & Pendleton, 1990; Witter,”
Religiosity and life satisfaction across nations (2010, background): “Also, most findings to date are based on the US data (mostly General Social Survey) (e.g. Ellison, 1991; Ferriss, 2002; Kirk Hadaway, 1978) or a similar survey in other country.”
Beyond Money (2004, background): “For example, Ferriss (2002) reviewed evidence showing that life satisfaction is higher the more frequently people attend church and that people who have religious beliefs report more life satisfaction than people who say they are atheists, and Clark and Lelkes (2003) reported that having religious…”
Spirituality, Religiousness, and Happiness in Children Aged 8–12 Years (2010, background): “and subjective well-being, increases with age for adults (Ellison 1991; Ferriss 2002).”
The relationship between religious orientation and happiness: the mediating role of purpose in life (2014, background): “…of death, and personal distress (King & Schafer, 1992; Lewis & Cruise, 2006), extensive data suggest that religious people experience greater well-being compared to non-religious people (Diener, Suh, Lucas, & Smith, 1999; Ferris, 2002; Green & Elliott, 2010; Koenig, McCullough, & Larson, 2001).”
The relationships between subjective well-being, health, and religiosity among young adults from Qatar (2013, unknown): “Numerous empirical studies have demonstrated a significant positive correlation between religiosity and SWB as both a meta construct and its subcomponents (see, e.g., Ball, Armstead, & Austin, 2003; Chatters, 2000; Ferriss, 2002; Greene & Yoon, 2004; Hackney & Sanders, 2003; Harris, 2002; Hill & Par”
Direct democracy and life satisfaction revisited: new evidence for Switzerland (2008, methodology): “Another factor that is closely related to culture and that might have an impact on people’s happiness is religion (Bjornskov 2003; Ferriss 2002 ).”
Marriage, Cohabitation, and Happiness: A Cross‐National Analysis of 27 Countries (2012, background): “Religious individuals have been found to be happier than the non-religious (Ferriss 2002; Stark and Maier 2008).”
Religion, Social Networks, and Life Satisfaction (2010, background): “For example, numerous studies find religion to be closely related to life satisfaction and happiness (e.g., Ferriss 2002; Greeley and Hout 2006; Hadaway 1978; Inglehart 2010).”
Religion as a source of variation in the experience of positive and negative emotions (2009, background): “In addition, Ferriss (2002) found that a greater percentage of Protestants self-report themselves as being ‘very happy’ compared to Catholics or Jews.”
Life Satisfaction and Political Participation: Evidence from the United States (2011, unknown): “... do you find the way you’re spending your life these days? Would you call it completely satisfying, pretty satisfying, or not very satisfying?’’ Of the 1,548 respondents who answered the question, 1,029 (66.5%) placed themselves in the middle category of ‘‘pretty satisfying.’’ This tendency for r”
Associations between religiosity, mental health, and subjective well-being among Arabic samples from Egypt and Kuwait (2012, unknown): “Many studies have concluded a positive relationship between religiosity and both health and SWB in its broad sense (Chatters, 2000; Ellison, 1991; Francis, Jones, & Wilcox, 2000; Ferriss, 2002; Greene & Yoon, 2004, Hackney & Sanders, 2003; Koenig, 1997, 2004; Koenig, McCullough, & Larson, 2001; Lars”