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Religion and Subjective Well-Being in Ghana
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Pokimica, Jelena; Addai, Isaac; Takyi, Baffour K. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Using 2008 Afrobarometer survey data, we examine the relationship between religion and subjective well-being (SWB) in Ghana, as well as religious group differences in their experiences of SWB. Two measures of religion--religious affiliation and religious importance, and two measures of SWB--absolute SWB (own perceived living conditions) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Religion, Developing Nations, Social Indicators
An Exploratory Study of Religion and Trust in Ghana
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Addai, Isaac; Opoku-Agyeman, Chris; Ghartey, Helen Tekyiwa – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Based on individual-level data from 2008 Afro-barometer survey, this study explores the relationship between religion (religious affiliation and religious importance) and trust (interpersonal and institutional) among Ghanaians. Employing hierarchical multiple regression technique, our analyses reveal a positive relationship between religious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Trust (Psychology), Role of Religion
Ethnicity and Economic Well-Being: The Case of Ghana
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Addai, Isaac; Pokimica, Jelena – Social Indicators Research, 2010
In the context of decades of successful economic reforms in Ghana, this study investigates whether ethnicity influences economic well-being (perceived and actual) among Ghanaians at the micro-level. Drawing on Afro-barometer 2008 data, the authors employs logistic and multiple regression techniques to explore the relative effect of ethnicity on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnicity, Social Indicators, Economic Change