Does Religious Worldview Benefit Life Satisfaction? Examination of the Incremental Predictive Power, Underlying Mechanism, and Temporal Relationship in Hong Kong and the USA

Hilary K.Y. Ng; Sylvia Xiaohua Chen; Ben C.P. Lam

doi:10.1007/s10943-023-01934-0

Does Religious Worldview Benefit Life Satisfaction? Examination of the Incremental Predictive Power, Underlying Mechanism, and Temporal Relationship in Hong Kong and the USA

Hilary K.Y. Ng, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen, Ben C.P. Lam

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Abstract

The benefits of religion have predominantly focused on personal religious identities and experiences, while the broader context of religious worldviews remains understudied. Across two quantitative studies, we showed the incremental predictive power of religious worldview and its mechanism among young adults in two societies—the USA (N = 179) and Hong Kong (N = 164). The mediation mechanism with social connectedness was further inferred from a 12-month study among Hong Kong Chinese (N = 133). This research has laid important groundwork for a deeper understanding of how religion shapes our perception of the world and its impact on our well-being.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01934-0
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

Keywords

Cultures
Life satisfaction
Religion
Religious worldview
Social axioms
Social connectedness

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General Nursing
Religious studies

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