Does Ramadan Affect Happiness? Evidence from Turkey

被引:9
作者
Ugur, Zeynep B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ankara, Social Sci, Hukumet Meydam 2 AZO7, Ulus Ankara, Turkey
来源
ARCHIVE FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION-ARCHIV FUR RELIGIONSPSYCHOLOGIE | 2018年 / 40卷 / 2-3期
关键词
Ramadan; fasting; happiness; Islam; Turkey; HEALTH; RELIGION;
D O I
10.1163/15736121-12341358
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The lunar month of Ramadan is an important time period for Muslims around the world. In this study, we examine whether Ramadan brings happiness to individuals. For this purpose, we conducted a survey once before Ramadan, three times during Ramadan, and once after Ramadan. Our results show that with everyweek in Ramadan, a small boost of happiness is reported. Yet, two weeks after Ramadan, people seem to return to their baseline level of happiness. We suggest that Ramadan is associated with higher well-being due to increased socialization as non-fasting and those who fast partially also has statistically higher happiness scores than pre-Ramadan sample. Yet, those who have highest happiness scores are those who fasted fully.
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页码:163 / 175
页数:13
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