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Stavrova, Olga ORCID: 0000-0002-6079-4151, Ehlebracht, Daniel and Fetchenhauer, Detlef (2016). Belief in scientific-technological progress and life satisfaction: The role of personal control. Pers. Individ. Differ., 96. S. 227 - 237. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

While numerous studies have examined the positive association between religious beliefs and subjective wellbeing, there is a notable absence of research addressing the potential role of secular beliefs as a source of happiness and life satisfaction. Drawing from literature on compensatory control, the present research fills this void by exploring the association between belief in scientific-technological progress and life satisfaction, investigating its underlying mechanism and examining cross-cultural moderators. The results showed that belief in scientific-technological progress is a stronger predictor of life satisfaction than religious beliefs in a nationally representative sample of the Dutch population (Study 1) and across 69 out of 72 countries (Study 2). Additional analyses highlighted the role of personal control beliefs as the mechanism driving this effect: a strong belief in scientific-technological progress was associated with an enhanced sense of personal control, which in turn contributed to higher life satisfaction. Consistent with previous research on shared reality and person-culture fit, the beneficial consequences of an individual's belief in scientific-technological progress were enhanced when this belief was widely held within a specific culture. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stavrova, Olga UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-4151 UNSPECIFIED Ehlebracht, Daniel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fetchenhauer, Detlef UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-271871
DOI:	10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.013
Journal or Publication Title:	Pers. Individ. Differ.
Volume:	96
Page Range:	S. 227 - 237
Date:	2016
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	0191-8869
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SELF-RATED HEALTH; PEOPLE HAPPY; RELIGIOSITY; STRATEGIES; MEDIATOR; SUPPORT; SCIENCE; CULTURE; STRESS; ESTEEM Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27187