Daily Variation in Religious Activities, Spiritual Experiences, Alcohol Use, and Life Satisfaction Among Emerging Adults in the USA

Research suggests that religious activity and spiritual experiences are associated with well-being among emerging adults. This research is primarily evaluated on the between-person level, leaving within-person effects largely unexplored. We examined relations between religious activity and spiritual...

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Auteurs: Henderson, Craig E. (Auteur) ; Anderson-White, Emma (Auteur) ; Gebhardt, Eli S. (Auteur) ; Krembuszewski, Beata (Auteur) ; Mollenkopf, Kessie (Auteur) ; Crosby, Jamey (Auteur) ; Henderson, Susan E. (Auteur) ; Smith, Treston (Auteur) ; Frampton, Adam (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2024
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2024, Volume: 63, Numéro: 5, Pages: 3580-3596
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religious activity
B emerging adulthood
B Life Satisfaction
B spiritual experiences
B Alcohol use
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Résumé:Research suggests that religious activity and spiritual experiences are associated with well-being among emerging adults. This research is primarily evaluated on the between-person level, leaving within-person effects largely unexplored. We examined relations between religious activity and spiritual experiences and their relation to life satisfaction and alcohol use among 383 college students at a moderately large university in the southwest USA. Participants completed daily reports of study measures. Multilevel regression indicated that daily religious activities and spiritual experiences were directly, and indirectly through moral emotions, associated with satisfaction with life. Results suggest that students who engage in regular religious activity and spiritual experience see a concomitant increase in life satisfaction.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02094-5