title: Association between religiosity and happiness among a group of Muslim undergraduate students.
abstract: The association between religiosity and happiness has been the focus of much recent research. The majority of them report a positive correlation between a religious attitude and behavior and the level of happiness. However, different findings have been reported. The aim of the current study was to test link between religiosity and happiness among a group of undergraduate Muslim students. Two hundred and seventy-one health-related students agreed to participate and completed Oxford Happiness Index and a religious belief questionnaire. It was found that higher score on religious belief was significantly linked to the level of happiness (r = .256, P = .01). The result confirms that individuals with a more religious attitude experience more happiness. The result of this study should be considered in programs designed to improve overall well-being of university students.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahraian
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gholami
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javadpour
authors.forename: Benafsheh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omidvar
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013334:Students; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires