Religion and Life Satisfaction: A Correlational Study of Undergraduate Students in Trinidad

Religious behaviour tends to correlate positively with life satisfaction. The predictive power of this relationship is associated with various socio-demographic factors such as age, gender and religious affiliation. We investigated the relationship between religious involvement and life satisfaction...

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Authors: Habib, Dianne Gabriela (Author) ; Donald, Casswina (Author) ; Hutchinson, Gerard (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2018]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 1567-1580
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