Personal Spiritual Values and Quality of Life: Evidence from Chinese College Students

Values are guiding principles in our life. While some studies found spiritual values to be "healthier," Sagiv and Schwartz (Eur J Soc Psychol 30:177-198, 2000) showed that people holding non-spiritual values were higher on affective well-being. We examined the predictive power of these two...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Authors: Zhang, Kaili Chen (Author) ; Cheung, Shu-Fai (Author) ; Lau, Esther Yuet Ying (Author) ; Mok, Doris Shui Ying (Author) ; Hui, C. Harry (Author) ; Lam, Jasmine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2014]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Personal Development
B College students
B Personal spiritual values
B Quality of life
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Summary:Values are guiding principles in our life. While some studies found spiritual values to be "healthier," Sagiv and Schwartz (Eur J Soc Psychol 30:177-198, 2000) showed that people holding non-spiritual values were higher on affective well-being. We examined the predictive power of these two types of values with a longitudinal data set collected from Chinese students mainly in Hong Kong. Structural equation modeling revealed that spiritual values (as well as family income) positively predicted quality of life a year later. Non-spiritual, self-enhancement values, did not show any association. Results suggest that developing spiritual values may promote well-being through enabling individuals to find meaning and purpose in life.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9686-1