LISS Data Archive > Spirituality and meaning in life
Publisher
Centerdata
Creator
Pepijn van Houwelingen (Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)); Joep de Hart (Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP))
Created
Dec 11 2024
Description
This study is about religion, spirituality and meaning in life.
URL to resource
Panel
lissdata
Begin date
Jan 06 2020
There are no questions found for this study
| Variable | Dataset | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | aaf20a | Number of the household member encrypted | |
| aaf20a_m | aaf20a | Year and month of the field work period | |
| aaf20a001 | aaf20a | Were respondents presented a ‘don’t know’ category for the questions aaf20a022, aaf20a023, aaf20a054 and aaf20a055? | |
| aaf20a002 | aaf20a | Which questions were presented to the respondents at the end of the questionnaire? | |
| aaf20a003 | aaf20a | Do you see yourself as part of a church community or another faith-based community? | |
| aaf20a004 | aaf20a | Which church or other faith-based community is that? | |
| aaf20a005 | aaf20a | How often in the past six months did you [visit the [church/temple/mosque]? / convene with others to share the faith?] | |
| aaf20a006 | aaf20a | All things considered, how happy are you on a scale from 0 to 10? | |
| aaf20a007 | aaf20a | All things considered, how meaningful do you find the things you do in your life, on a scale from 0 to 10? | |
| aaf20a008 | aaf20a | There is a comprehensible structure to my life | |
| aaf20a009 | aaf20a | There is nothing special about my life | |
| aaf20a010 | aaf20a | I have goals in life that I try to achieve | |
| aaf20a011 | aaf20a | Even in a thousand years from now, it will still matter whether I existed or not | |
| aaf20a012 | aaf20a | I have life goals that give meaning to my life (by life goals we mean a higher goal that gives direction to your life) | |
| aaf20a013 | aaf20a | I have life goals for which I give up some things | |
| aaf20a014 | aaf20a | I know what my life is about | |
| aaf20a015 | aaf20a | I can meaningfully relate to the things that happen in my life | |
| aaf20a016 | aaf20a | I have life goals that are very important to me | |
| aaf20a017 | aaf20a | I understand my life | |
| aaf20a018 | aaf20a | It makes a difference that I once existed, even when I consider how huge the universe is | |
| aaf20a019 | aaf20a | The direction in my life motivates me | |
| aaf20a020 | aaf20a | I am certain that my life matters | |
| aaf20a021 | aaf20a | When I oversee my life as a whole, then it does make sense | |
| aaf20a022 | aaf20a | I feel the need to once in a while contemplate the meaning of my life | |
| aaf20a023 | aaf20a | The meaning of your own life is a topic that doesn’t really interest me | |
| aaf20a024 | aaf20a | The state must not financially support church parishes. | |
| aaf20a025 | aaf20a | The state must not financially support mosques. | |
| aaf20a026 | aaf20a | The state must not financially support church communities. | |
| aaf20a027 | aaf20a | The state must not financially support parishes, mosques or church communities. | |
| aaf20a028 | aaf20a | The state must guarantee that every place in the country keeps at least one church building where people can convene. | |
| aaf20a029 | aaf20a | It would be a good thing if churches ceased to exist | |
| aaf20a030 | aaf20a | If no one believes in God anymore, then morality is in danger | |
| aaf20a031 | aaf20a | If the churches cease to exist, egoism will have free rein | |
| aaf20a032 | aaf20a | Faith in God prevents society from decaying | |
| aaf20a033 | aaf20a | Without churches,...there would be fewer people willing to do voluntary work for others | |
| aaf20a034 | aaf20a | Without churches,...there would be fewer people with outdated opinions | |
| aaf20a035 | aaf20a | Without churches,...many people would no longer know whether life has any meaning | |
| aaf20a036 | aaf20a | Without churches,...people would really start to change society instead of waiting for a better life after death | |
| aaf20a037 | aaf20a | Without churches,...the more vulnerable groups in society would be left to look after themselves | |
| aaf20a038 | aaf20a | Without churches,...there would be fewer conflicts | |
| aaf20a039 | aaf20a | Which statement MOST resembles your opinion about God? | |
| aaf20a040 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Christianity | |
| aaf20a041 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Islam | |
| aaf20a042 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Hinduism | |
| aaf20a043 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Buddhism | |
| aaf20a044 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Judaism | |
| aaf20a045 | aaf20a | Do you feel an affinity with the following religious and other worldview traditions? Humanism | |
| aaf20a046 | aaf20a | Do you feel a further affinity with one or more other religious or worldview traditions, and if so, which one or which ones? | |
| aaf20a047 | aaf20a | Do you ever go to a certain place in order to reflect on everything you do? | |
| aaf20a048 | aaf20a | Have you ever participated in a course, training, workshop or contemplative weekend, with a focus on spirituality or the deeper meaning of life? | |
| aaf20a049 | aaf20a | Do you ever light a candle for something or someone? | |
| aaf20a050 | aaf20a | Do you have a ‘sacred’ spot at home, like a home altar or meditation spot? | |
| aaf20a051 | aaf20a | Do you practice or have you practiced yoga in recent years? | |
| aaf20a052 | aaf20a | Do you practice or have you practiced meditation in recent years? | |
| aaf20a053 | aaf20a | Have you ever visited a spiritual or paranormal fair? | |
| aaf20a054 | aaf20a | Are you...spiritually inclined? | |
| aaf20a055 | aaf20a | Are you...religiously inclined? | |
| aaf20a056 | aaf20a | Please briefly describe [your spirituality/your religious faith/your religious faith or your spirituality]? | |
| aaf20a057 | aaf20a | Certain numbers or objects bring good fortune (e.g. the number seven, a necklace, a stone, a photograph) | |
| aaf20a058 | aaf20a | Some clairvoyants truly can tell the future | |
| aaf20a059 | aaf20a | A person’s star sign at birth or someone’s horoscope can influence the course of his/her future | |
| aaf20a060 | aaf20a | It is possible to communicate with the dead via a medium | |
| aaf20a061 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: strive to develop your higher or deeper Self? | |
| aaf20a062 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: try to recover your divine origin? | |
| aaf20a063 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: work on expanding your consciousness? | |
| aaf20a064 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: strive to become more intuitive and sensitive? | |
| aaf20a065 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: seek a balance between body and spirit? | |
| aaf20a066 | aaf20a | To what extent do you find it important to: discover and develop your hidden talents? | |
| aaf20a067 | aaf20a | There is a power or life energy that binds us all together. | |
| aaf20a068 | aaf20a | We are all part of a greater consciousness. | |
| aaf20a069 | aaf20a | Everything is energy. | |
| aaf20a070 | aaf20a | Everything is connected to everything else. | |
| aaf20a071 | aaf20a | All answers can be found within yourself. | |
| aaf20a072 | aaf20a | You must rely on your inner voice. | |
| aaf20a073 | aaf20a | It is important to pursue self-knowledge. | |
| aaf20a074 | aaf20a | Self-knowledge is knowledge of God/the divine. | |
| aaf20a075 | aaf20a | Personal insight, based on inner experience, is the only thing you should listen to. | |
| aaf20a076 | aaf20a | Each one of us has a unique role to play on this earth. | |
| aaf20a077 | aaf20a | It is good to experiment with teachings and practices based on different traditions, to see what works best for you. | |
| aaf20a078 | aaf20a | There are many sources of wisdom for us to draw on. | |
| aaf20a079 | aaf20a | You can combine different teachings and practices to create what suits you best. | |
| aaf20a080 | aaf20a | There are many roads to wisdom, but they all spring from the same eternal source. | |
| aaf20a081 | aaf20a | I am never entirely sure about the truth that I adhere to. | |
| aaf20a082 | aaf20a | Every insight you gain is provisional. | |
| aaf20a083 | aaf20a | In my experience, questions play a more important role than answers. | |
| aaf20a084 | aaf20a | I feel that it is very important to continue seeking after deeper insights. | |
| aaf20a085 | aaf20a | Doubts and uncertainties are often very important to me as well. | |
| aaf20a086 | aaf20a | The experience of a personal crisis contributes importantly to gaining deeper insights and ideas. | |
| aaf20a087 | aaf20a | I experience an inner power. | |
| aaf20a088 | aaf20a | I experience my life as valuable. | |
| aaf20a089 | aaf20a | My life has a purpose. | |
| aaf20a090 | aaf20a | I feel connected with other people, even if they are very different from me. | |
| aaf20a091 | aaf20a | I feel connected with all life around me. | |
| aaf20a092 | aaf20a | I feel a strong connection with nature. | |
| aaf20a093 | aaf20a | When in nature, I reconnect with deeper layers in myself. | |
| aaf20a094 | aaf20a | I have the most intense experiences in nature. | |
| aaf20a095 | aaf20a | An experience of the presence of God/the divine/a higher power. | |
| aaf20a096 | aaf20a | An experience of connectedness with God/the divine/a higher power. | |
| aaf20a097 | aaf20a | An experience of connectedness with a universal power. | |
| aaf20a098 | aaf20a | An experience where I seemed to be drawn into a force or power greater than myself. | |
| aaf20a099 | aaf20a | A confluence of events in my life that gave me the feeling: this cannot be just coincidence. | |
| aaf20a100 | aaf20a | An experience of receiving help in answer to my prayer. | |
| aaf20a101 | aaf20a | An experience in which the nature of reality became clear to me. | |
| aaf20a102 | aaf20a | An experience in which all things appeared to be part of a greater whole. | |
| aaf20a103 | aaf20a | An experience in which everything seemed perfect. | |
| aaf20a104 | aaf20a | Have you started thinking differently about the meaning or significance of your life, over the course of your life? | |
| aaf20a105 | aaf20a | Could you briefly explain your answer? And if you did start thinking differently about this, can you describe the reason or cause of that? | |
| aaf20a106 | aaf20a | Finally, can you explain what you associate with the word ‘spirituality’? | |
| aaf20a107 | aaf20a | Do you think that a meaningful life is the same as a happy life ? | |
| aaf20a108 | aaf20a | Could you briefly explain your answer? | |
| aaf20a109 | aaf20a | Finally, can you describe what gives meaning or significance to your life? | |
| aaf20a110 | aaf20a | Do you think life is worth living? | |
| aaf20a111 | aaf20a | Could you briefly explain your answer? | |
| aaf20a112 | aaf20a | Finally, how do attribute meaning to a severe setback in your life, such as the death of a loved one, a serious illness or grave injustice? | |
| aaf20a113 | aaf20a | The researchers would like to talk further with people about faith and meaning in life. Would you be willing to be interviewed about this topic? | |
| aaf20a114 | aaf20a | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | |
| aaf20a115 | aaf20a | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | |
| aaf20a116 | aaf20a | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | |
| aaf20a117 | aaf20a | Was it an interesting subject? | |
| aaf20a118 | aaf20a | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | |
| aaf20a119 | aaf20a | Starting date questionnaire | |
| aaf20a120 | aaf20a | Starting time questionnaire | |
| aaf20a121 | aaf20a | End date questionnaire | |
| aaf20a122 | aaf20a | End time questionnaire | |
| aaf20a123 | aaf20a | Duration in seconds |