The Sacred Power of Beauty
Examining the Perceptual Effect of Buddhist Symbols on Happiness and Life Satisfaction in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15486751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhendong Qin (0000-0002-5266-5691, Anhui Normal University), Zhenzhen Qin (0000-0001-5709-0877, Anhui Normal University), Yao Song (0000-0001-6075-6211, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2551-2551 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072551 |
| PMID | 32276426 |
| OpenAlex | W3015860252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 103 |
The theoretical relationship between Buddhism and subjective well-being has gained much academic attention in recent decades. However, the prominent determinants of religiosity remain limited for researchers to understand a holistic picture of religion-informed subjective well-being, particularly in the context of Buddhism. This study has applied a quantitative survey to verify the impact of the aesthetic effects of the Buddhist gesture symbol on Chinese people's subjective happiness through sequential mediators of life satisfaction and the perceived religiosity. The significance of this study is threefold. Firstly, it aims to enrich the current academic understanding of the religion-informed subjective well-being by introducing a new determinant of the Buddhist symbols. Secondly, the current study investigates the mechanism of how Buddhist symbols could influence happiness by analyzing the sequential mediating roles of religiosity and life satisfaction. Thirdly, this study empirically examines the topic in the context of China to confirm and underpin the theoretical relationship between Buddhism and subjective well-being in relevant research, which has previously focused on Western culture. Our results indicated that the aesthetic perception of the Buddhist gesture symbol positively influenced perceived happiness and life satisfaction. In addition, perceived religiosity and life satisfaction sequentially mediated the perceived happiness after seeing the Buddhist gesture symbol. Our findings contribute to the current academic understanding of religious symbols and their impacts on subjective well-being
Aesthetics · Beauty · Buddhism · Context (archaeology · Gesture · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Linguistics · Perception · Power (physics · Religiosity · Subjective well-being · Symbol (formal · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · History · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The symbol grounding problem
The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire
Tasting freedom
Mental balance and well-being
The measurement of religiosity and spirituality
Computational procedures for probing interactions in OLS and logistic regression
Symbol Grounding and Meaning
Subjective Well-Being
Subjective Well-Being
Religion and Medicine II
Pursuing Happiness
Religiosity, Values, and Horizontal and Vertical Individualism—Collectivism
The Satisfaction With Life Scale
On Happiness and Human Potentials
Perceptual symbol systems
Elements of Buddhist Iconography
The Lotus Symbol
Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions
‘To take up your own responsibility’
Behavioral science, religion, and mental health
Adolescent Religiosity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Parental Religiosity and Adolescent Health Outcomes
Religion and happiness
Some thoughts on spirituality and eudaimonic well-being
Measuring attitude towards Buddhism and Sikhism
Religiosity and its association with happiness, purpose in life, and self-actualisation
An Index and Test of Linear Moderated Mediation
Value as a Moderator in Subjective Well‐Being
Symbolic Gestures in Buddhism
Green Worship
Childhood Trauma Is Associated with the Spirituality of Non-Religious Respondents
Satisfaction with Life, Subjective Well-Being and Functional Skills in Active Older Adults Based on Their Level of Physical Activity Practice
From Ethics to Aesthetics
Hay’s Buddhist philosophy of gestural language
Buddhist Impact on Chinese Culture
Quality of life
Predictive Effects of Subjective Happiness, Forgiveness, and Rumination on Life Satisfaction
Faith to move mountains
Reading Images - The Grammar of Visual Design
Happiness and economics
Existential Beliefs, Social Satisfaction, and Well-Being Among Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant Older Adults
Religious Experiences and Their Relations With Happiness and Personality
Simulation and Disappearance
Value Priorities and Religiosity in Four Western Religions
China Deconstructs
The Relationship Between Religion and Happiness Among German Students
Transformation of Buddhism in China
The contextual and systematic nature of life satisfaction judgments
Beyond positive psychology? Toward a contextual view of psychological processes and well-being
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
Aesthetics of Persuasion
Religion and Culture as Meaning Systems
Subjective well-being
Religious aesthetics in the german-speaking world central issues, research projects, research groups
Buddhists Care
Varieties of Buddhist Healing in Multiethnic Philadelphia
Where Is the Money? The Intersectionality of the Spirit World and the Acquisition of Wealth
Emerging Transitions in the Meaning of Religious Constructs
Towards the Beauty of Buddhism
Phantasmagorical Buddhism
Validity and Reliability of a Revised Scale of Attitude towards Buddhism (TSAB-R)
Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships
Religious Involvement and Subjective Well-Being
Changes in Self-Concept, Ego Defense Mechanisms, and Religiosity Following Seven-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreats
Guidance for Research on Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Participation Among Older People
What Would Jesus Buy
Religiosity and Mental Health
It's Too Pretty to Use! When and How Enhanced Product Aesthetics Discourage Usage and Lower Consumption Enjoyment
Effects of Brand Logo Complexity, Repetition, and Spacing on Processing Fluency and Judgment
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |