title: Personal spiritual values and quality of life: evidence from Chinese college students.
abstract: Values are guiding principles in our life. While some studies found spiritual values to be "healthier," Sagiv and Schwartz (Eur J Soc Psychol 30:177-198, 2000) showed that people holding non-spiritual values were higher on affective well-being. We examined the predictive power of these two types of values with a longitudinal data set collected from Chinese students mainly in Hong Kong. Structural equation modeling revealed that spiritual values (as well as family income) positively predicted quality of life a year later. Non-spiritual, self-enhancement values, did not show any association. Results suggest that developing spiritual values may promote well-being through enabling individuals to find meaning and purpose in life.
authors: Andrew & Grace Education Consultancy and Community Services, Singapore, Singapore, kaili.c.zhang@gmail.com.
authors: Kaili Chen
authors: KC
authors: Zhang
authors: C Harry
authors: CH
authors: Hui
authors: Jasmine
authors: J
authors: Lam
authors: Esther Yuet Ying
authors: EY
authors: Lau
authors: Shu-Fai
authors: SF
authors: Cheung
authors: Doris Shui Ying
authors: DS
authors: Mok
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult