RT Article
T1 Sexual Orientation, Religiosity, and Subjective Wellbeing in Canada
JF Studies in religion
VO 47
IS 4
SP 540
OP 565
A1 Dilmaghani, Maryam
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1585659592
AB The cumulative weight of evidence supports that religious involvement has a positive association with subjective wellbeing. This association is found to vary by cultural context, gender, and age. No large scale study exists regarding the effects of sexual orientation on the association between religiosity and subjective wellbeing. This article, using nationally representative Canadian data from 2010 to 2014, fills this gap. As a prelude, the sexual orientation-related differences in religiosity, also not previously examined using Canadian data, are assessed. Both gay males and lesbians are found more likely to be unaffiliated than their heterosexual counterparts. The association of religiosity with subjective wellbeing is found to be positive, though small, for heterosexuals of both genders and for gay males. No statistically significant effect is found for lesbians. Various venues of explanation are explored.
K1 Canada
K1 bien-être subjectif
K1 orientation sexuelle
K1 Religiosity
K1 Religiosité
K1 Sexual Orientation
K1 subjective wellbeing
DO 10.1177/0008429818796801