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Original Articles

Purpose in life mediates the relationship between religiosity and happiness: evidence from Poland

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Pages 827-831 | Received 20 Mar 2014, Accepted 25 May 2014, Published online: 16 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

Past research has found positive links between happiness and various aspects of religiousness, yet it remains unclear how religion contributes to happiness and other well-being outcomes. One possible route is through purpose in life. Among a sample of 208 Christian Polish university students we investigated the mediating role of purpose in life between religion and subjective well-being. Intrinsic religiosity, as expected, was related to higher levels of purpose in life, happiness and life satisfaction, and positively predicted happiness and life satisfaction through purpose in life. The findings support the notion that eudaimonia and eudaimonic constructs like purpose in life may be the links between religion and well-being outcomes.

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