Relating with God Contributes to Variance in Happiness, over that from Personality and Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16901464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Fisher (0000-0003-1922-0145) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 313-324 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel4030313 |
| OpenAlex | W2086396611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 31 |
A previous study on university students reported that personal, communal, and environmental spiritual well-being contributed to happiness over and above personality but that relating with God did not. In this study, happiness was assessed using a modified Oxford Happiness Inventory. Personality scores were obtained using forms of Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire. Four domains of spiritual well-being were determined using Fisher’s Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire. Relationship with God was reflected by the Transcendental domain of spiritual well-being in this instrument. Studies with 466 university students from Australia, Northern Ireland, and England, 494 people attending churches in Ballarat, and 1002 secondary school students in Victoria showed that relating with God accounts for variance on happiness, over and above personality, and age
Big Five personality traits · Extraversion and introversion · Eysenck Personality Questionnaire · Happiness · Personality · Transcendental number · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |