Francis, Leslie J. and Fisher, John W. (2014) Prayer and personal happiness : a study among secondary school students in Australia. Journal of Religious Education, 62 (2). pp. 79-86. doi:10.1007/s40839-014-0010-5 ISSN 1442-018X.

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Abstract

In order to examine the association between prayer and happiness, a sample of 1,002 students, ranging in age from 12- to 18-years, attending ten non-government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia, completed three measures: the Oxford Happiness Inventory, the short form of the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised, and a single-item measure of prayer affect assessed on a five-point scale. The data demonstrated a significant positive correlation between prayer affect and happiness after taking into account individual differences in sex, age and personality.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Psychology, Religious, Prayer, Happiness , Teenagers
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Religious Education
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1442-018X
Official Date:	16 October 2014
Dates:	Date Event 16 October 2014 Published 30 August 2014 Accepted
Volume:	62
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 79-86
DOI:	10.1007/s40839-014-0010-5
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	22 September 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	22 September 2016

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