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Title
Religion and Life Satisfaction Down Under
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Publication Date
2015
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Abstract
We investigated the association between religious involvement and life satisfaction using panel data from the 2004, 2007, and 2010 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Our study provides strong evidence of an association between attendance at religious services and life satisfaction in the Australian social context. While social resources mediate this association, there appears to be a remaining direct influence of attendance at religious services on life satisfaction. To unravel this association, there is a need to disentangle and separately assess the influence that 'religious social resources' and 'secular social resources' may have on life satisfaction.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(2), p. 277-293
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Place of Publication
Netherlands
ISSN
1573-7780
1389-4978
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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