The religious life and happiness of Protestants involved with the charismatic movement

Chou, Hui-Tzu Grace

doi:10.1080/13674670701391078

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“…The addition of the EDRs did not significantly improve the prediction. This echoes Chou's (2008) finding that happiness is influenced by church attendance (which is a communal religious behavior) rather than by mystical religious experiences.…”

Section: Edrs and Well-being Outcomessupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Pentecostal theology (Williamson & Hood, 2011) posits that glossolalia and healing are signs of the Holy Spirit's baptism and hence would usher in a person's spiritual growth and transformation. Chou (2008) could not find a difference in general happiness between Protestants involved in the charismatic movement and those who were not. However, in a qualitative review, Braud (2012) found anomalous and transcendent experiences related to, for example, spiritual enquiry, sense of meaning, and recovery from suicidal tendency.…”

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confidence: 52%

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Predictors and Outcomes of Experiences Deemed Religious: A Longitudinal Investigation

Hui

Lau

Cheung

et al. 2014

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

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Experiences deemed religious (EDRs) are events that a person regards as religious and/or supernatural. This study considered four such experiences-miraculous healing, glossolalia, unusual joy and peace during meditation or prayer, and prayer answered. We proposed a process model and conducted a longitudinal study to address three main research questions: (a) Who are more likely to have EDRs? (b) What effects would the experiences have on the person's subsequent spiritual and psychological conditions? (c) Are all EDRs alike? Findings suggest that EDRs can be predicted Correspondence should be sent to C.

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Section: Edrs and Well-being Outcomessupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Effects Of Edrsmentioning

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Predictors and Outcomes of Experiences Deemed Religious: A Longitudinal Investigation

Hui

Lau

Cheung

et al. 2014

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

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“…The social institution of religion has a significant effect on individuals’ subjective well‐being. Previous research finds that highly religious people tend to report higher levels of happiness, health, and civic engagement compared to less religious people (Chou ; Ferriss ; Greenfield, Vaillant, and Marks ; Lim and Putnam ; Mochon, Norton, and Ariely ). This may, in part, be explained because religious ideology provides individuals with a meaningful framework.…”

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Happily Religious: The Surprising Sources of Happiness Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults

Barringer

Gay

2016

Sociological Inquiry

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This article analyzes the impact of religion on reported levels of subjective wellbeing (general happiness) among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults. Although previous studies find religious affiliation to be a significant predictor of subjective well-being among the general population in the United States, limited quantitative research investigates general happiness among sexual and gender minorities. This study augments the existing literature by using a national survey of LGBT adults conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2013. The results show that religious affiliation is a significant predictor of LGBT individuals' happiness.LGBT individuals who identify as Catholic, agnostic or atheist, or with no particular religious affiliation report lower levels of happiness compared to mainline Protestants. Surprisingly, no significant differences are found between mainline Protestants (whose church doctrine often accepts same-sex relations) and evangelical Protestants (whose church doctrine often condemns same-sex relations). In addition, income is the only control variable that affects general happiness. Our analysis reveals interesting differences in the determinants of subjective well-being between the LGBT and general population.

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“…The limited evidence available portrays Pentecostals as having high rates of religious participation (Greeley and Hout 2006;Pew Forum 2007;Chou 2008). Yet, rarely does this sizable segment of conservative Protestantism get its own consideration analytically.…”

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Bonding and Bridging Activities of U.S. Pentecostals

Dougherty

Jong²,

Garofano

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Sociological Spectrum

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The religious life and happiness of Protestants involved with the charismatic movement

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Predictors and Outcomes of Experiences Deemed Religious: A Longitudinal Investigation

Predictors and Outcomes of Experiences Deemed Religious: A Longitudinal Investigation

Happily Religious: The Surprising Sources of Happiness Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults

Bonding and Bridging Activities of U.S. Pentecostals

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