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Christian commitment and personal wellbeing : exploring the connection between religious affect and global happiness among young churchgoers in Australia
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Francis, Leslie J. and Penny, Gemma (2016) Christian commitment and personal wellbeing : exploring the connection between religious affect and global happiness among young churchgoers in Australia. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 25 (3). pp. 222-232. doi:10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841 ISSN 1065-6219.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841
Abstract
Drawing on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, this study was designed to assess the connection between religious affect (as a measure of Christian commitment) and global happiness (as a measure of personal well being) among a sample of 6,194 young churchgoers in Australia between the ages of 8 and 14 years, attending a range of denominations, including Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Pentecostal, and other Protestant churches. Employing the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and the Powell Index of Global Happiness, the data demonstrate a significant positive correlation between religious affect and global happiness, after controlling for individual differences in sex and age.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Christians -- Children -- Attitudes -- Australia, Catholics, Anglicans, Pentecostals, Protestants | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Research on Christian Education | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1065-6219 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2 December 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 25 | ||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 222-232 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 31 October 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 June 2018 |
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