Being Thankful: Examining the Relationship Between Young Adult Religiosity and Gratitude

Studies show that religious people tend to be more grateful, yet existing research tends to rely on small, non-representative samples and limited measures of religiosity. Therefore, we use a national sample (the National Study of Youth and Religion) and multiple measures of religiosity to examine th...

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Auteurs: Kraus, Rachel (Auteur) ; Desmond, Scott A. (Auteur, Autre)
Collaborateurs: Palmer, Zachary D.
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2015]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2015, Volume: 54, Numéro: 4, Pages: 1331-1344
Sujets non-standardisés:B Gratitude
B Young Adult
B Religious efficacy
B Religion
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Maison d'édition)
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Résumé:Studies show that religious people tend to be more grateful, yet existing research tends to rely on small, non-representative samples and limited measures of religiosity. Therefore, we use a national sample (the National Study of Youth and Religion) and multiple measures of religiosity to examine the extent to which religion is associated with feelings of gratitude. We find that religious efficacy and having religious friends positively predict the extent to which young adults feel grateful. In contrast, religious affiliation, participation in organized religion, private devotion, religious salience, otherworldly beliefs, and being spiritual but not religious are unrelated to experiencing feelings of gratitude.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9923-2