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Correlational findings

Study Zullig et al. (2006): study US 2003

Public
18+aged, university students, USA, 2003
Sample
Respondents
N = 459
Non Response
48%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
By e-mail, anonymous

Correlate

Authors's Label
Religiosity
Our Classification
Distribution
A: M = 3,4,  SD = 1,3
B. M = 2,9,  SD = 1,2
Operationalization
Self reports on two questions:
A. "Religion is very important to me"
B. "I am very religious"

Response options: strongly agree (5), agree (4), neutral (3), disagree (2), strongly disagree(1).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sq-v-7-e r = +.23 p < .001 A: Religion is very important to me. O-DT-u-sq-v-7-e r = +.22 p < .001 B: I am very religious. O-DT-u-sq-v-7-e r = +.22 p < .001 A + B: Common factor religiosity. O-DT-u-sq-v-7-e rpc = +16 p < .01 rpc controled for selfperceived health.

All correlations unaffected by gender.