A study in religious worldview and subjective well-being

This study examined the relationship between religious worldview and multiple measures of subjective well-being, including: the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (Chamberlain & Haaga, 2001a), the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005), the Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999), the Purpose in Life Test (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, et al., 1985) among a sample of 272 college students. Participants were divided into six worldviews (Monotheism, Polytheism, Eastern Pantheism, Modern Humanism, Empiricism, and Naturalism) based on the factorial analysis computed by Spearman, the developer of the Personal Philosophical Belief Statements Scale (2006). The data suggest that one's worldview may have a significant relationship with their pursuit of happiness through a meaningful life and/or seeing purpose in one's life, but failed to reveal additional differences between worldviews across the other measures of happiness or satisfaction.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Applied Psychology and Professional Mental Health Counseling

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Affrime, Julian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Miller, Matthew

• Happiness; Religion
• Psychiatric and Mental Health

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/66

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1065