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Childhood predictors of balance in life: a cross-national analysis of the global flourishing study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Although the importance of balance has been recognized in various specific domains, from work-life balance to a balanced diet, there has been curiously little attention to balance in life overall (i.e., across all aspects of living).
Tim Lomas, R. Noah Padgett, James L. Ritchie-Dunham, James O. Pawelski, Koichiro Shiba, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +6 more
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Analytic methodology for demographic variation analyses for wave 1 of the global flourishing study [PDF]

BMC Global and Public Health
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). Aspects covered include the following: evaluating
R. Noah Padgett, Matt Bradshaw, Ying Chen, Richard G. Cowden, Sung Joon Jang, Eric S. Kim, Koichiro Shiba, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +8 more
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Childhood predictors of volunteering across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
While prior work documents individual and societal benefits to volunteering, less is known about how childhood experiences shape volunteering in adulthood around the world.
Julia S. Nakamura, Robert D. Woodberry, Cristina B. Gibson, Matthew T. Lee, Young-Il Kim, Koichiro Shiba, R. Noah Padgett, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +8 more
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Analytic methodology for childhood predictor analyses for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

BMC Global and Public Health
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS).
R. Noah Padgett, Matt Bradshaw, Ying Chen, Richard G. Cowden, Sung Joon Jang, Eric S. Kim, Koichiro Shiba, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +8 more
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The development of the Global Flourishing Study questionnaire: charting the evolution of a new 109-item inventory of human flourishing [PDF]

BMC Global and Public Health
Given the well-founded critiques of academia as Western-centric, there are increasing efforts to conduct research that is more cross-cultural and global.
Tim Lomas, Matt Bradshaw, Brendan Case, Richard G. Cowden, Steve Crabtree, Cynthia English, Alex Fogleman, Kathryn A. Johnson, Zacc Ritter, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +10 more
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An exploratory cross-national analysis of the childhood predictors of inner peace in the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Great efforts have been expended studying how people’s childhood affects their life in adulthood. Although attention has mostly focused on ‘negative’ outcomes, such as mental illness, paradigms like positive psychology have encouraged interest in ...
Tim Lomas, R. Noah Padgett, James L. Ritchie-Dunham, Matthew T. Lee, James O. Pawelski, Koichiro Shiba, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +7 more
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Childhood predictors of charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
While prior work documents the individual and societal benefits of prosocial behaviors, less is known about how childhood experiences shape prosociality in adulthood. Using data from the Global Flourishing Study, a diverse and international sample of 202,
Julia S. Nakamura, Robert D. Woodberry, Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Laura D. Kubzansky, Koichiro Shiba, R. Noah Padgett, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +7 more
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Demographic variation in charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Prosocial behaviors play a vital role in promoting individual and societal well-being. Charitable giving and helping strangers are two important expressions of prosociality; yet we know little about how these behaviors differ across sociodemographic ...
Julia S. Nakamura, Dorota Węziak-Białowolska, Robert D. Woodberry, Laura D. Kubzansky, Koichiro Shiba, R. Noah Padgett, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +7 more
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Childhood predictors of religious reading: a cross-national analysis in the Global Flourishing Study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
While the family environment, including parental religiosity, shapes children’s religious behaviors, evidence concerning factors influencing religious reading and listening (RR/L) in adulthood remains scarce.
Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Richard G. Cowden, Piotr Bialowolski, Matt Bradshaw, R. Noah Padgett, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +6 more
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Childhood predictors of perceptions of social trust across 22 countries in the global flourishing study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Despite several decades of research on social trust, empirical evidence on the impact of childhood experiences on generalized trust in later life has long been lacking.
Young-Il Kim, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Byron R. Johnson   +2 more
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