Is Subjective Ill-Being Related to Islamophobia in Germany? In Search for Moderators

M. Joseph Sirgy (), Min Young Kim (), Mohsen Joshanloo () and Michael Bosnjak ()
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M. Joseph Sirgy: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Min Young Kim: Keimyung University
Mohsen Joshanloo: Keimyung University
Michael Bosnjak: University of Trier, ZPID-Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2019, vol. 20, issue 8, No 13, 2655-2675

Abstract: Abstract Is subjective ill-being, defined as the inverse of subjective well-being, related to Islamophobia in Germany? We conducted a study guided by two goals to answer this question. The first goal was to test the hypothesis that subjective ill-being is associated with Islamophobia. The second goal, contingent on the results of testing for the association between subjective ill-being and Islamophobia, was to test a set of variables presumed to moderate this relationship—positive and negative contact with Muslims, right-wing political views, political participation, the importance of political life, and cultural diversity orientation. Data from the GESIS Panel, a probability-based panel representative of the German-speaking population aged between 18 and 70 years permanently residing in Germany, were used to test the study hypotheses. The data provided support for the hypothesis that subjective ill-being is indeed associated with Islamophobia in Germany (r = .12, p

Keywords: Islamophobia; subjective well-being; National well-being; Prejudice against Muslim immigrants; Discrimination against Muslim immigrants; Islam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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