TY - JOUR
T1 - Christian Commitment and Personal Well Being
T2 - Exploring the Connection Between Religious Affect and Global Happiness Among Young Churchgoers in Australia
AU - Francis, Leslie J.
AU - Penny, Gemma
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Drawing on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, this study was designed to assess the connection between religious affect (as a measure of Christian commitment) and global happiness (as a measure of personal well being) among a sample of 6,194 young churchgoers in Australia between the ages of 8 and 14 years, attending a range of denominations, including Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Pentecostal, and other Protestant churches. Employing the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and the Powell Index of Global Happiness, the data demonstrate a significant positive correlation between religious affect and global happiness, after controlling for individual differences in sex and age.
AB - Drawing on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, this study was designed to assess the connection between religious affect (as a measure of Christian commitment) and global happiness (as a measure of personal well being) among a sample of 6,194 young churchgoers in Australia between the ages of 8 and 14 years, attending a range of denominations, including Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Pentecostal, and other Protestant churches. Employing the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and the Powell Index of Global Happiness, the data demonstrate a significant positive correlation between religious affect and global happiness, after controlling for individual differences in sex and age.
KW - Churchgoing
KW - happiness
KW - positive psychology
KW - psychology of religion
KW - tweenagers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85002202417&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841
DO - 10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:85002202417
SN - 1065-6219
VL - 25
SP - 222
EP - 232
JO - Journal of Research on Christian Education
JF - Journal of Research on Christian Education
IS - 3
ER -