This study set out to explore levels of religious affect (measured by the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity) and personal affect (measured by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire) among samples of Catholic students in the Republic of Ireland attending fifth- and sixth-year classes (N = 3015) and Catholic students in Northern Ireland attending sixth-form classes (N = 1624), after taking into account individual differences in sex, age, and personality (as measured by the abbreviated form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised). Consistent with the findings of previous research, the data demonstrated a significant positive association between religious affect and personal happiness: religious students are happier students. Catholic students in Northern Ireland hold a more positive attitude toward Christianity (higher levels of religious affect) than Catholic students in the Republic of Ireland. Nonetheless, there is no significant difference in levels of happiness (personal affect) between Catholic students in the two jurisdictions.

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宗教影响和个人幸福：爱尔兰共和国和北爱尔兰的天主教青少年之间是否存在显着差异？

这项研究旨在探讨爱尔兰共和国上五年级和六年级课程的天主教学生样本中的宗教影响水平（由弗朗西斯对基督教的态度量表测量）和个人影响（由牛津幸福问卷测量）。 （N = 3015）和北爱尔兰的天主教学生参加六年级课程（N = 1624），其中考虑了性别，年龄和个性方面的个体差异（以艾森克人格问卷修订版的缩写形式衡量）。与以前的研究结果一致，数据表明宗教情感与个人幸福之间存在显着的正相关：宗教学生是幸福的学生。与爱尔兰共和国的天主教学生相比，北爱尔兰的天主教学生对基督教抱有更积极的态度（较高的宗教影响力）。尽管如此，两个辖区的天主教学生在幸福感（个人情感）上没有显着差异。