Religion, Social Networks, and Life Satisfaction
Religion, Social Networks, and Life Satisfaction
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DOI：
10.1177/0003122410386686
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发表时间：
2010-12-01
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
Putnam, Robert D.
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作者：
Lim, Chaeyoon;Putnam, Robert D.
虽然宗教信仰和生活满意度之间的正相关性有很好的文献记载，但围绕宗教如何影响生活满意度的问题，理论和经验上存在许多争议。使用一个新的面板数据集，这项研究提供了强有力的证据，社会和参与机制塑造宗教对生活满意度的影响。我们的研究结果表明，信教的人对自己的生活更满意，因为他们经常参加宗教仪式，并在会众中建立社交网络。然而，会众内的友谊的效果取决于强烈的宗教认同。我们发现很少有证据表明，宗教信仰的其他私人或主观方面影响生活满意度的出席和公理会友谊独立。
Although the positive association between religiosity and life satisfaction is well documented, much theoretical and empirical controversy surrounds the question of how religion actually shapes life satisfaction. Using a new panel dataset, this study offers strong evidence for social and participatory mechanisms shaping religion's impact on life satisfaction. Our findings suggest that religious people are more satisfied with their lives because they regularly attend religious services and build social networks in their congregations. The effect of within-congregation friendship is contingent, however, on the presence of a strong religious identity. We find little evidence that other private or subjective aspects of religiosity affect life satisfaction independent of attendance and congregational friendship.