An Empirical Test of a Theory of Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction: Understanding the Role of Religious Experience

This study examined the relationships between five dimensions of religious involvement (i.e., participation, divine interaction, existential certainty, spiritual gifts, and divine power or authority), two forms of secular social involvement (i.e., social activity and social affiliation), six social...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chumbler, Neale R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Sage Publishing 1996
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 220-232
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002 4500
001 1809020859
003 DE-627
005 20220704090305.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 220704s1996 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1177/009164719602400304  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1809020859 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1809020859 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Chumbler, Neale R.  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a An Empirical Test of a Theory of Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction: Understanding the Role of Religious Experience 
264 1 |c 1996 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a This study examined the relationships between five dimensions of religious involvement (i.e., participation, divine interaction, existential certainty, spiritual gifts, and divine power or authority), two forms of secular social involvement (i.e., social activity and social affiliation), six social background covariates (i.e., marital status, gender, race, age, social class, and traumatic life events), and individual life satisfaction. Following specific theories of life satisfaction previously delineated by Ellison (Ellison, 1991; Ellison, Gay, & Glass, 1989), the study employed nested regression models to analyze data from a convenience sample of 163 adolescents and adults derived from a university (n = 68) and a nondenominational protestant church (n = 95) in the Southeast. In general, findings indicated that individuals with strong religious faith report higher levels of life satisfaction. Specifically, two of the five dimensions of religious involvement, divine power and existential certainty, had relatively strong relationships with life satisfaction, when controlling for social background covariates and secular social involvement. In addition, both forms of secular social involvement have small but persistent positive relationships with life satisfaction when social background variables and religiosity are held constant. Also discussed are the implications of the findings for psychologists interested in personality/developmental theory, social psychology, and counseling. 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Journal of psychology and theology  |d London : Sage Publishing, 1973  |g 24(1996), 3, Seite 220-232  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)341346381  |w (DE-600)2067352-8  |w (DE-576)273869256  |x 2328-1162  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:24  |g year:1996  |g number:3  |g pages:220-232 
776 |i Erscheint auch als  |n Druckausgabe  |w (DE-627)1639679618  |k Non-Electronic 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1177/009164719602400304  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
935 |a mteo 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4160911196 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1809020859 
LOK |0 005 20220704090305 
LOK |0 008 220704||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 035   |a (DE-Tue135)IxTheo#2022-06-22#0BBB3D76BE6CB93A4362AE6AF55B594BBCA4DCEA 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixrk  |a zota 
OAS |a 1  |b inherited from superior work 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
SUB |a REL