Christianity and Subjective Wellbeing: A Study of Hong Kong

This paper examined the relationship between Christianity and subjective wellbeing by embedding in a revised homeostatic model of (SWB) which integrates affective (homeostatically protected mood: content, happy excited), cognitive (self-esteem, optimism perceived control: primary control secondary control) experiential factors relating to SWB. In Christianity, God is creator lord life its doctrine advocates self-abnegation committing God; hence, three hypotheses were tested as: First, compared with those without religious belief, Christians would be higher SWB, optimism, but lower self-esteem. Second, for Christians, each predict more significant SWB variance beyond other than that Third, factors, while self-esteem less variance. Four hundred eighteen Chinese respondents recruited Hong Kong (178 240 belief) complete questionnaire. The results revealed no intergroup difference was found on all factors. Besides, Christians’ predicted (3%) (1%), their failed make any independent contribution. Additionally, (2%) explained lesser However, groups discussed terms inappropriateness non-specificity scale used measuring control, newly proposed construct