Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico
Currently, not much has been written about the empirical psychological well-being of the atheist community in Puerto Rico and Latin America. The objective of the present study is to analyze if there are statistically significant differences in the levels of life satisfaction and psychological flouri...
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| description | Currently, not much has been written about the empirical psychological well-being of the atheist community in Puerto Rico and Latin America. The objective of the present study is to analyze if there are statistically significant differences in the levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between believers in God and self-identified atheists. For this purpose, a sample of 821 participants (415 believers and 406 atheists) ranging from the ages of 19 to 85 years was selected. The results show that there is a slight average difference regarding life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between these groups; however, the difference is not substantial enough to ensure that believers in God or atheists have a better quality of life. Both believers and atheists exhibit high levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing. This study provides empirical evidence to demystify certain traditional assumptions about the supremacy of religious beliefs over secular convictions or vice versa. We hope that these findings create social awareness and could be used as a basis for future research concerning the population of non-believers |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5fe6ed5f02a541a1ae63756755ed958b2025-02-02T12:32:32ZengInstituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPSInteracciones2411-59402411-59402019-01-01515159http://dx.doi.org/10.24016/2019.v5n1.160Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto RicoJuan Aníbal González-Rivera0Adam Rosario-Rodríguez1Eduardo L. Rodríguez-Ramos2Idania Hernández-Gato3Lourdes M. Torres-Báez4Ponce Health Sciences University, San Juan University Center, Puerto RicoUniversidad Carlos Albizu, San Juan, Puerto RicoUniversidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamón, Puerto Rico Universidad Carlos Albizu, San Juan, Puerto RicoUniversidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Puerto RicoCurrently, not much has been written about the empirical psychological well-being of the atheist community in Puerto Rico and Latin America. The objective of the present study is to analyze if there are statistically significant differences in the levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between believers in God and self-identified atheists. For this purpose, a sample of 821 participants (415 believers and 406 atheists) ranging from the ages of 19 to 85 years was selected. The results show that there is a slight average difference regarding life satisfaction and psychological flourishing between these groups; however, the difference is not substantial enough to ensure that believers in God or atheists have a better quality of life. Both believers and atheists exhibit high levels of life satisfaction and psychological flourishing. This study provides empirical evidence to demystify certain traditional assumptions about the supremacy of religious beliefs over secular convictions or vice versa. We hope that these findings create social awareness and could be used as a basis for future research concerning the population of non-believershttps://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/160/htmlAtheismreligiositywell-beingpsychological well-beingsubjective well-being |
| spellingShingle | Juan Aníbal González-Rivera Adam Rosario-Rodríguez Eduardo L. Rodríguez-Ramos Idania Hernández-Gato Lourdes M. Torres-Báez Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico Interacciones Atheism religiosity well-being psychological well-being subjective well-being |
| title | Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico |
| title_full | Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico |
| title_fullStr | Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico |
| title_short | Are Believers Happier than Atheists? Well-being Measures in a Sample of Atheists and Believers in Puerto Rico |
| title_sort | are believers happier than atheists well being measures in a sample of atheists and believers in puerto rico |
| topic | Atheism religiosity well-being psychological well-being subjective well-being |
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