Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 222-232 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Research on Christian Education |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2016 |
Keywords
- Churchgoing
- happiness
- positive psychology
- psychology of religion
- tweenagers
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