Religion and Subjective Well-being: Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in Ghana’s Public Universities

The relationship between religion and subjective well-being has received research attention in recent decades with mixed results, particularly related to life satisfaction, fewer traumatic outcomes, and happiness. With the assumption that the connection between religion and subjective well-being dep...

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VerfasserInnen: Golo, Ben-Willie Kwaku (VerfasserIn) ; Novieto, Ernestina E. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2022
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Jahr: 2022, Band: 52, Heft: 3/4, Seiten: 317-347
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Ghana / Religiosité / Bien-être / Satisfaction / Jeune diplômé
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AE Religionspsychologie
KBN Subsahara-Afrika
weitere Schlagwörter:B Subjective well-being
B Ghana’s public universities
B Religious Coping
B early career professionals
B Life Satisfaction
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:The relationship between religion and subjective well-being has received research attention in recent decades with mixed results, particularly related to life satisfaction, fewer traumatic outcomes, and happiness. With the assumption that the connection between religion and subjective well-being depends on the context and the religious certainty of participants and considering that majority of religion-well-being research were carried out predominantly in contexts of diminishing centrality of institutional religion and religious fervor, this paper specifically researches early career professionals with claims to religiousness and religious certainties in three of Ghana’s public universities. Using the mixed-method of research with two-hundred and thirty-six surveys and twenty-five in-depth interviews we found that our participants understanding of subjective well-being reflects the complexity of the subject. We also found that while their claims indicate a strong relationship between their religiosities and their well-being, particularly through religious meaning-making, these are not without elements of negative relationships. We conclude that, while the data offers some unique insights, it further supports the view of the complexities in the conclusions on religiosity and well-being.
ISSN:1570-0666
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340233