title: A significant association between religiosity and happiness in a sample of Kuwaiti students.
abstract: In a sample of 162 Kuwaiti undergraduates (33 men, 129 women; M age = 20.1 yr., SD = 1.9), self-ratings of happiness were significantly and positively correlated with self-ratings of religiosity and strength of religious belief as well as scores on Hoge's Scale of Intrinsic Religious Motivation (1972). The present data provide evidence that, among a sample of Kuwaiti Muslim undergraduates, religious people are happier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, University of Kuwait, P. O. Box 68168 Kaifan, Kuwait ahmedkuniv@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Khalek
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult