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Measuring Satisfaction with Religiosity and Its Contribution to the Personal Well-Being Index in a Muslim Sample

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This research aims to explore Satisfaction with Religiosity/Spirituality (SR/S) in a large sample of Muslims (1388 males, 1172 females) from Algeria. It also provides empirical evidence for the addition of a SR/S Domain item to the Personal Well-Being Index (PWI). A questionnaire dealing with satisfaction with a range of personal and societal domains was used. Results support previous findings (Wills Journal of Happiness Studies 10(1):49–69, 2009), and are in agreement with the recommendations of the International Well-being Group (Group discussion, 2006; IWG 2006). The new domain item makes a statistically significant — albeit a slight — contribution in predicting general satisfaction with life (SWL). Notably, higher satisfaction with religiosity/spirituality is found in women compared to men, married individuals compared to single ones, and inhabitants of the Sahara desert locations compared to people from other regions of Algeria.

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I thank the members of the Laboratory of Educational Processes & Social Context (Labo-PECS) of the University of Oran, Algeria for their assistance in field work, and l’Agence National pour le Développement de la Recherche en Santé (ANDRS) for partly financing the research (Project: 01/14/00/04/082). I also thank Mark Peterson and two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments.

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Tiliouine, H. Measuring Satisfaction with Religiosity and Its Contribution to the Personal Well-Being Index in a Muslim Sample. Applied Research Quality Life 4, 91–108 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-009-9074-x

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