Workplace religion makes people happier
22/12/2014
Employees are often happier if they openly discuss their religious beliefs in the workplace, according
to a Kansas State University researcher.
根據堪薩斯州立大學的研究人員表示，如果員工在工作場所公開討論宗教信仰，他們往往更快樂。
Sooyeol Kim, doctoral student in psychological sciences, took part in a survey of nearly 600 adults across various industries in the US and South Korea, and found that talking about religion could also have a positive effect on job satisfaction.
Sooyeol Kim，心理科學博士生，參與了一項調查美國和韓國近600名不同行業的成人，發現談論
宗教也可能對工作滿意度有積極的作用。
While all of the respondents were Christian, a variety of denominations - including Presbyterian,
Baptist and Methodist - were named.
Participants were asked about the importance of religion and its impact on their identity.
儘管所有的受訪者是各種 教派的基督教徒，- 包括長老會，浸禮會和衛 - 被命名。
參與者被詢問關於對宗教的重要性及其對他們身份的影響。
The research suggests it may be beneficial for employers to go beyond encouraging office Christmas parties by celebrating holidays and festivals associated with a range of religions.
這項研究建議表明，鼓勵辦公室藉由一系列宗教相關聯繫慶祝假期和節日超越舉辦聖誕派對可能
有利於雇主。
Kim said many people feel religion is the "core of their lives". He added: "Being able to express important aspects of one's life can influence work-related issues, such as job satisfaction, work performance or engagement."
Kim 說，很多人都覺得宗教是“他們生活的核心”。他補充說：“能夠表達一個人一生重要方面
可以影響與工作相關的問題，如工作滿意度，工作性能或參與感。”
Chartered Psychologist Dr Roderick Cowie comments:
羅德里克·考伊特許心理學家博士評論：
"Mainstream psychology takes very little interest in religion. It tends to behave as if Freud was right when he predicted, in The Future of an Illusion, that ‘reason will replace faith in God’ – and therefore, findings that involve it can only be of transient interest.
“主流的心理對宗教層面常興趣不大， 它往往表現得好像弗洛伊德他預言是正確的，在一個幻想的未來，將取代信仰上帝，這就是原因” - 因此，涉及它只能是短暫的興趣。
"News bulletins should raise suspicions: if it is an illusion, it seems to be as durable as the Muller-Lyer, and to have a great deal more influence on people’s lives.
"The findings here should not be surprising. Christian publications frequently report a sense of persecution.
“新聞公告應引起人們的懷疑：如果它是一種錯覺，好像是穆勒 - 萊爾錯覺那般經久，以及對人們
的生活產生很大的影響力。
“這裡的研究結果不應該是不足為奇的。基督教刊物經常有迫害感的報導。
"What is interesting is that Lyons et al. bring the issue into the scientific arena. As they note, there is a need to find balances between allowing open expression and preventing unacceptable proselytising.
"It is a tricky problem, and as the news bulletins indicate, it may be a good deal more important than psychology has commonly allowed. Accepting that we need some data is a useful first step."
“有趣的是，里昂等人把這個問題變成科學的舞台。當他們指出，有必要找到允許公開表達和防止
不被接受的傳教之間的平衡。
“這是一個棘手的問題，而作為新聞公告指出，它可能是比心理學普遍允許接受更重要的事，我們需要一些數據是有用的第一步。”
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