Tasting freedom: Happiness, religion and economic transition
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Of 120 highest-rigor studies on R/S and well-being, 98 (82%) reported positive relationships and one reported a negative relationship at trend level.
“Of the 120 studies with the highest methodological rigor (7 or higher in quality on the 0–10 scale), 98 (82%) reported positive relationships (including two at a trend level) [67–77] and one study reported a negative relationship (but only at a trend level) [78].”
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Citation [78] is attached to the claim that one study found a negative relationship at trend level. In “Life satisfaction equations” (page unavailable), Lelkes instead reports a positive correlation between religious involvement and life satisfaction; “Increasing ideological freedom: religion and utility” calls it a positive, statistically significant correlate. The 120-study and 98-study totals are attached to other citations, not this source. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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- Authors
- Lelkes, O.
- Affiliations
- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Lelkes, Orsolya
- ORCID
- Lelkes, Orsolya
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 173-194
- ISSN
- 0167-2681 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3123478708
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 16.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
- OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
- Keywords
- happiness, economic transition, religion, religious involvement, self-reported well-being, economic freedom, ideological freedom, entrepreneurs, income and happiness, Hungary
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