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Religious affect and personal happiness : are there significant differences between Catholic adolescents in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland?
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Francis, Leslie J., Byrne, G., Lewis, C. A. and Sweetman, B. (2020) Religious affect and personal happiness : are there significant differences between Catholic adolescents in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland? Journal of Religious Education, 68 . pp. 13-27. doi:10.1007/s40839-020-00095-6 ISSN 1442-018X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-020-00095-6
Abstract
This study set out to explore levels of religious affect (measured by the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity) and personal affect (measured by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire) among samples of Catholic students in the Republic of Ireland attending fifth- and sixth-year classes (N = 3,015) and Catholic students in Northern Ireland attending sixth-form classes (N = 1,624), after taking into account individual differences in sex, age, and personality (as measured by the abbreviated form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised). Consistent with the findings of previous research, the data demonstrated a significant positive association between religious affect and personal happiness: religious students are happier students. Catholic students in Northern Ireland hold a more positive attitude toward Christianity (higher levels of religious affect) than Catholic students in the Republic of Ireland. Nonetheless, there is no significant difference in levels of happiness (personal affect) between Catholic students in the two jurisdictions.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Catholic Church -- Northern Ireland, Catholic Church -- Ireland, Catholic teenagers -- Northern Ireland, Catholic teenagers -- Ireland , Psychology and religion, Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church, Happiness in adolescence | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Religious Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | Australian Catholic University | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1442-018X | ||||||||
Official Date: | April 2020 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 68 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 13-27 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s40839-020-00095-6 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Religious Education. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-020-00095-6 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 May 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 6 April 2021 |
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