The Pursuit of Happiness: Evolutionary Origins, Psychological Research, and Implications for Implicit Religion
The article focuses on the relationship between happiness and religion. Happiness fluctuates within a set range that a person's genes determines. Research has shown that religious people are more happy with life. A study conducted by researchers David Lykken and Auke Tellegen, sets a heritabili...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2005]
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Implicit religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-132 |
Further subjects: | B
Happiness
B PSYCHOLOGY & religion B Contentment B RELIGIOUS behaviors B LYKKEN, David B Heredity B Religious Aspects B EMOTIONS (Psychology) |
Summary: | The article focuses on the relationship between happiness and religion. Happiness fluctuates within a set range that a person's genes determines. Research has shown that religious people are more happy with life. A study conducted by researchers David Lykken and Auke Tellegen, sets a heritability of behavioral traits on twins who share identical genes and fraternal twins who share genes just like ordinary siblings. |
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ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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