The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being: Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services
Francis, L.J., Jones, S.H. and McKenna, U. (2021) The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being: Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0259-9422
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Abstract
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that events such as the Christmas Eve Carol Services at Liverpool Cathedral that include some regular churchgoers (people who attend services most weeks) and much larger numbers of occasional visitors (who may attend church only once or twice a year) make a significant impact on the psychological health and well-being of the participants. Using a repeat-measure design, participants were invited to complete a copy of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire while they were waiting for the service to begin and then to complete a second copy during a five-minute organ improvisation just before the close of the service. Data provided by 802 participants who completed both copies of the instrument demonstrated a significantly higher score on the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire at time two than at time one, suggesting that attendance at the service had exerted a positive impact on psychological health and well-being.
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| Additional Information: | © 2021 AOSIS. This is the final published version an article in open access journal HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Keywords: | Cathedral studies positive psychology psychology of religion Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Christian carol service |
| Depositing User: | Ursula Mckenna |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2021 10:19 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2021 10:19 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/899 |
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