ArticleJournal of religion and health2022
The Relationship Between Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Subjective Well-Being: A Case-Based Comparative Cross-National Study.
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- RELIGIOUS Exposure and Concern for Others' Health: Religious Priming Promotes Health-Oriented Altruism in Nonreligious Individuals Through Awe in China.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Religious belief, subjective social status and residents' happiness: empirical evidence from Chinese general social survey from 2010 to 2021.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Childhood predictors of belief in life after death across 22 countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Religious Beliefs Shaping Health Care and Transforming Health Concepts: The Case of Shanghai.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- The Association Between Spirituality, Self-Esteem, Anxiety and Depression: A Comparative Exploratory Study Between People with a Spinal Cord Injury and Healthy Subjects in Greece.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Both religious and secular ethics to achieve both happiness and health: Panel data results based on a dynamic theoretical model.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
The most unique aspect of religiosity/spirituality (R/S), supernatural beliefs, and their relationship with SWB has hardly been examined. This study explores the relationship between six R/S supernatural beliefs and SWB, in a case-based comparative cross-national design including two religious and two secular nations. Data were obtained from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Religion IV module from the religious countries of the USA (n = 1060) and Turkey (n = 1353) and the secular countries of Denmark (n = 1281) and Czech Republic (n = 1112). SWB was measured as happiness and self-rated health. Statistical analyses were performed using binary logistic regression models replicated across countries. Results indicated that the American sample showed no evidence of relationships between R/S and SWB outcomes capable of improving the model over demographic and service attendance covariates. In Turkey, some R/S beliefs were found to be statistically significantly related to SWB, with positive and negative associations with happiness. No associations were found in the secular countries. Findings were discussed in the light of previous research and interpreted from a terror management theory perspective.
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