盖洛普民意调查的分析发现，宗教信仰和幸福指数的增长有一定的联系，不过这只成立于缺乏足够社会支持的社会。Christie Nicholson报道，
Researchers analyzed data from the Gallup World Poll covering 2005 to 2009. They looked at religious affiliation, life satisfaction, social support and positive versus negative states of mind in 150 countries around the world.
研究者分析了盖洛普2005-2009年度全球民意调查。他们关注世界上150个国家中，宗教信仰与满意度、社会援助的关系和对心灵健康的正负面影响。
In societies that lack proper food, jobs, or health care, religious people are indeed happier than those who are not religious. Believers in those countries also said they felt more publicly supported than did their non-religious peers. But things get more complicated in countries with adequate social support. For one thing, both the religious and the non-religious in wealthier countries are happier than people in places without proper support. But, here's the interesting thing: In richer nations, those who are religious are actually less happy than their non-religious neighbors. The study is in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
在缺乏足够食物、职位或医疗保障的社会，信徒却是比无信仰者更加乐观。在这些国家的信徒们也表示他们比起无信仰的同伴更多地感受到群体支持。不过这有适当社会支援的国家，情况则复杂得多。一方面，生活在较富裕国家的信徒和无信仰者都比生活在物资缺乏地区的人们要开心。但是，有趣的是：在富裕国家，信徒比无信仰者感受到更少的幸福。这项研究发表在《人格与社会心理学》杂志。
The researchers found the same discrepancies within the U.S. In poorer states, more people are religious. And the believers in those states tend to be happier than the non-religious residents.
研究者在美国也发现同样的差异。在贫穷地区，更多人拥有信仰。信徒也比无信仰者更幸福。
So the answer to the question, does religion bring happiness, would appear to be: it depends.
那么问题的答案是“信仰带来幸福吗？”，这还要因地制宜吧？
—Christie Nicholson
—Christie Nicholson
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