A Meta-Analysis of Religion/Spirituality and Life Satisfaction

David B. Yaden (), Cassondra L. Batz-Barbarich, Vincent Ng, Hoda Vaziri, Jessica N. Gladstone, James O. Pawelski and Louis Tay
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David B. Yaden: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cassondra L. Batz-Barbarich: Economics, Business, and Finance, Lake Forest College
Vincent Ng: University of Houston
Hoda Vaziri: University of North Texas
Jessica N. Gladstone: University of Pennsylvania
James O. Pawelski: University of Pennsylvania
Louis Tay: Purdue University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, vol. 23, issue 8, No 18, 4147-4163

Abstract: Abstract Human engagement with religion and spirituality is pervasive across the world, yet the extent to which religious and/or spiritual involvement promotes well-being is controversial theoretically and empirically. In the largest meta-analysis of religion/spirituality and life satisfaction to date (k = 256, N = 666,085), an overall effect size was computed (r = .18; 95% CI .16–.19; p

Keywords: Religion; Religious attendance; Religious practices; Spirituality; Life satisfaction; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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