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Correlational findings

Study VanHemert et al. (2002a): study ZZ 1974

Public
Adults, general public, 30 countries, 1974-1999
Sample
Respondents
N = 44098
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religiosity
Our Classification
Remarks
World Values survey (Inglehart 1993,1997)
Distribution
Crobach's alpha= .85
Operationalization
Factor score from factor analysis with 6 items such as:
-Do you find that you get comfort and
strength from religion?
-How important in God in your life?
-How often do you pray to God outside
of religious services?

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-*-sq-vt-11-a r = +.02 ns Average happiness by average religiosity in 20 countries.