Perceived Religious Discrimination, Religiosity, and Life Satisfaction

Zoua M. Vang (), Feng Hou and Katharine Elder
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Zoua M. Vang: McGill University
Feng Hou: Statistics Canada
Katharine Elder: McGill University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2019, vol. 20, issue 6, No 12, 1913-1932

Abstract: Abstract Using a large national representative survey, this study examines the effect of perceived religious discrimination, religiosity, and their interaction on life satisfaction. The results show that the negative effect of religious discrimination on life satisfaction is large and equivalent to the effects of some major life events such as widowhood and unemployment. Higher religiosity is associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and tends to mitigate the negative effect of experiencing religious discrimination. Furthermore, although the prevalence of perceived religious discrimination varies across major religious faiths, its negative effect on life satisfaction is generally consistent. The implications of the findings for future research and theoretical development on religious discrimination and its associations with subjective well-being are discussed.

Keywords: Life satisfaction; Canada; Religious discrimination; Religiosity; Multiculturalism; Social identity theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s10902-018-0032-x

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