The Library
The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being : assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services
Tools
Tools
Tools
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being : assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6820. doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820 ISSN 0259-9422.
|
PDF
WRAP-contribution-cathedrals-psychological-health-well-being-Francis-2021.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (378Kb) | Preview |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820
Abstract
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that events such as the Christmas Eve Carol Services at Liverpool Cathedral that include some regular churchgoers (people who attend services most weeks) and much larger numbers of occasional visitors (who may attend church only once or twice a year) make a significant impact on the psychological health and well-being of the participants. Using a repeat-measure design, participants were invited to complete a copy of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire while they were waiting for the service to begin and then to complete a second copy during a five-minute organ improvisation just before the close of the service. Data provided by 802 participants who completed both copies of the instrument demonstrated a significantly higher score on the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire at time two than at time one, suggesting that attendance at the service had exerted a positive impact on psychological health and well-being.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BT Doctrinal Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology |
||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Well-being -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Carols, Christmas service -- Church of England, Liverpool Cathedral, Psychology, Religious, Positive psychology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | ||||||
| Publisher: | A O S I S OpenJournals | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0259-9422 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 2 December 2021 | ||||||
| Dates: |
|
||||||
| Volume: | 77 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Article Number: | a6820 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 February 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 9 February 2022 |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
