Highlights•Certain positive emotions arise from and create religious and spiritual
experiences.•Worship, prayer, and meditation generate positive emotions such as awe or …

Government programme interventions that improve rural settlements are expected to foster
human development. Although existing studies have shown that rural dwellers can …

Background Understanding the influence of healthy lifestyle behaviors on population-level
life satisfaction is few known in the aging population, especially in low-and middle-income …

Can religion promote human flourishing? Existing research says yes. However, this work
has largely been done within 'WEIRD'and Christian contexts. Might the reasons why or the …

In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky alludes to a kind of spiritual ecstasy
achieved through religious devotion:“My friends, pray to God for gladness. Be glad as …

Studies on the association between religiosity, spirituality, and happiness in the Buddhist
context remain scarce despite the great number of followers of this religion around the world …

Buddhism theory research indicates that Buddhism patience can boost happiness. However,
few empirical studies have investigated the associations between patience, selflessness …

Introduction: This study examines acculturation's impact on sleep quality, efficiency, and
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk among Thai women in the United States transitioning …

This study examined the effects of several aspects of care-giving on the subjective well-
being (SWB) of family caregivers of older adults. These aspects were comprised of external …

Purpose This paper aims to contribute or rekindle internal and external dialogues about the
interactions, decisions and behaviour in the work environments; while also consider some …