Zhang Wei, Zhang Keqing, Wu Li-Hsueh, Tsay Ruey-Ming
Department of Sociology, University of Hawai'I at Mānoa, 2424 Maile Way, Saunders Hall Room 247, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA.
School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, 100089, China.
J Relig Health. 2025 Jun;64(3):2386-2402. doi: 10.1007/s10943-024-02159-5. Epub 2024 Oct 22.
This study examines the relationship between religious involvement and subjective well-being among older adults in Taiwan, focusing on the moderating role of education. Analyzing data from a representative sample of older adults in Taichung, we found that religious participation was positively associated with happiness across the entire sample, regardless of education level. However, identifying as Catholic or other Christian was significant only among the highly educated. When examining life satisfaction, a significant interaction between religious participation and education was found. The positive effect of religious participation was evident among the less educated but absent among the highly educated. These findings suggest that different dimensions of religious involvement may have distinct impacts on well-being, depending on one's social standing.
本研究考察了台湾老年人宗教参与度与主观幸福感之间的关系，重点关注教育的调节作用。通过分析来自台中老年人代表性样本的数据，我们发现，无论教育水平如何，宗教参与在整个样本中都与幸福感呈正相关。然而，只有在高学历人群中，认定为天主教徒或其他基督教徒才具有显著意义。在考察生活满意度时，发现宗教参与和教育之间存在显著的交互作用。宗教参与的积极影响在低学历人群中明显，但在高学历人群中则不存在。这些发现表明，宗教参与的不同维度可能对幸福感产生不同的影响，这取决于一个人的社会地位。
