Religion and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Germany

被引：18

作者：

Sinnewe, Elisabeth ^{[1
]}

Kortt, Michael A. ^{[1
]}

Dollery, Brian ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] So Cross Univ, Southern Cross Business Sch, Coolangatta, Qld, Australia

[2] Univ New England, UNE Sch Business, Armidale, NSW, Australia

来源：

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH | 2015年 / 123卷 / 03期

关键词：

Germany; Life satisfaction; Religion; Religious participation; Social networks; HAPPINESS; INVOLVEMENT; HEALTH; COMMITMENT; INCOME; DOUBT; EAST;

D O I：

10.1007/s11205-014-0763-y

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

We examined the association between religious involvement and life satisfaction using data drawn from the 2003, 2007, and 2011 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel. Our study provides evidence of an association between attendance at religious services and life satisfaction for respondents residing in West Germany. While social networks partially mediate this relationship for West Germany, there appears to be a remaining direct impact of attendance on life satisfaction. On the contrary, we find no evidence of an association between attendance at religious services and life satisfaction for respondents residing in East Germany.

引用

页码：837 / 855

页数：19

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