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Hey God, It’s Me: Development and Initial Validation of the Personal Prayer Content ScaleUnknown Date (has links)
I present the development and initial validation a new measure designed to assess
specific personal prayer content I used feedback from men and women, along with a
review of the relevant literature, to identify specific prayer content for inclusion in the
Personal Prayer Content Scale (PPCS) (Study 1) I administered the PPCS to a sample of
participants from southeast Florida and southeast Michigan allowing for a cross-national
investigation of the specific content of the thoughts that individuals privately direct
towards a god, gods, or god-like entity (Study 2) I compared men’s and women’s
responses (Study 3) and responses between Christians and non-Christians (Study 4) on
the PPCS The results provide evidence for the reliability and discriminant validity of the
PPCS by demonstrating that personal prayer content predicts aspects of religiosity and is
equally valid for men and women and Christians and non-Christians A validated PPCS
may be of theoretical, empirical, and practical value / Includes bibliography / Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016 / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Spiritual formation in women: A theoretical examination of Christian spirituality and self-conceptCarlin, Barbara Dekmar 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis reviewed literature exploring the factors contributing to spirituality and their effects on the development of self-concept in girls and women. Self-esteem, self-concept, and self-image, although closely related, were distinct constituents of mental health. Although religiousness and spirituality appeared to describe different concepts, they also were not fully independent. Christian spiritual formation was identified by the practice of spiritual disciplines and acts of faith with others. Spiritual and religious involvement were consistently and positively related to health and inversely related to disorders. However, there was inadequate conceptualization of Christian spirituality in the literature as an explanation effecting self-concept. Review of the evidence indicated that continued research is needed regarding the integration of spiritual disciplines as predictors for a distinct spiritual formation in women. Further research may provide evidence that healthy self-concept in women increases as a function of Christian spiritual formation.
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Lewenssin van Suid-Afrikaanse sakelui : 'n Bedryfsielkundige perspektiefCronjé, Maretha 06 1900 (has links)
Afrikaans text / Die doel van hierdie navorsing is om lewenssin soos dit binne die leefwereld van die
gesitueerde Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon van toepassing is, teoreties te omlyn, te operasionaliseer
en die belewenis daarvan op fenomenologiese wyse te beskryf.
Lewenssin, met lewenssinvolheid en lewenssinloosheid as twee pole op 'n kontinuum, is
ondersoek deur te fokus op lewensorientasie, lokus van gedrag, waardes, spiritualiteit, groei,
ontwikkeling, transendering, vervreemding, 'n kortstondige en fatalistiese ingesteldheid,
konformisme, kollektivisme, fanatisme, en die strewe na mitiese sukses.
In die literatuurondersoek, wat die eksistensiele, humanistiese en holistiese paradigmas as
vertrekpunte neem, is operasionele definisies van lewenssinvolheid en lewenssinloosheid
gekonstrueer. Die profiel van die Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon met so 'n belewenis is aan
die hand van sy/haar paradigma, kenmerke
en gedrag gekonstrueer. 'n Proses van meaning making word voorgehou, terwyl
lewenssin as integrasie van teenoorgesteldes gekonstrueer word.
Daar word gepostuleer dat die sakepersoon met 'n belewenis van lewenssinvolheid die landskap van
sy/haar psige relasioneel bewoon. Daarteenoor openbaar 'n belewenis van Jewenssinloosheid 'n
nie-relasionele orientasie, paradigma en bewoning van die wereld.
In die fenomenologiese ondersoek is gebruik gemaak van die onderhoud om die fenomeen, lewenssin,
te laat ontvou. Die steekproef het bestaan uit getroude sakelui, dertig jaar en ouer, en
woonagtig in Gauteng. Heterogeniteit in terme van geslag, geloofsoortuigings en korporatiewe
opset is ook verreken.
Uit die ondersoek ontvou ses temas wat sentreer om ruimtelikheid, basiese stemming,
beliggaming en bewoning, asook die teenwoordigheid van die psige, andere en die wereld (wat
die aarde en 'n transpersoonlike entiteit insluit). Dit blyk dat die Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon
sy/haar landskap vera! nie-relasioneel bewoon. Elemente van relasionele bestaan is wei aanwesig.
Tog word die begeerte aan 'n meer relasionele bestaan in die behoeftes en versugtinge van die
betrokke sakelui verwoord.
Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat gebrekkige relasies in verband gebring kan word met 'n
nie-relasionele paradigma wat lewenssinloosheid tot gevolg het. Op 'n kontinuum van lewenssin
word bevind dat Suid-Afrikaanse sakelui nader aan die pool van lewenssinloosheid le, met 'n
behoefte aan 'n beweging na die teenoorgestelde pool, naamlik lewenssinvolheid.
Om lewenssinvolheid, lewenskwaliteit, en optimaliteit te bevorder, word aanbeveel
dat die relasionele paradigma as vertrekpunt dien by remedierende ingrepe. / The purpose of this research is to theoretically outline and operationalise meaning in
life as it applies to the life-world of situated South African businesspersons, and to describe
phenomenologically their experience of that phenomenon.
integration of opposites.
It is posited that the businessperson experiencing life as meaningful, inhabits the landscape of
his/her psyche in a relational way. In contrast, the person experiencing life as meaningless,
displays a non-relational orientation, paradigm and being-in-the world.
The phenomenological investigation made use of interviews to allow the phenomenon, meaning in
life, to unfold. The sample consisted of married business persons, thirty years and older, and
residing in Gauteng. Heterogeneity (in terms of gender, religious convictions and
corporate circumstances) was also taken into account.
Meaning, with meaningfulness and meaninglessness as its two extremes on a continuum,
was examined, focusing on life orientation, engagement style, values, spirituality, growth,
development, transcending, alienation, transitoriness and fatalism, conformism,
collectivism, fanaticism, and aspiring to mythical success.
In the literature investigation, which was based on existential, humanistic and holistic
paradigms, operational definitions of meaningfulness and meaninglessness were construed. The
profile of the South African businessperson experiencing the phenomenon, was construed with
reference to his/her paradigm, characteristics and conduct. A meaning making process is
proffered, while meaning is construed as an
Six themes unfold from the investigation, centring around spatiality, basic mood, human bodiliness
and being-in-the-world, as well as the presence of the psyche, other people and the world
(including the earth and a transpersonal entity). The South African businessperson appears to
inhabit his/her landscape in a mainly non relational manner. There are some elements of
relational existence, but the needs and heart's desires voiced by the businesspersons concerned
point to a longing for a more relational existence.
In conclusion: Deficient relations can be associated with a non-relational paradigm, which causes
an experience of life as meaningless. A meaning continuum shows South African businesspersons as
figuring closer to meaninglessness, and needing to move towards the opposite pole, namely
meaningfulness.
To promote meaningfulness, quality of life and optimal functioning, the relational paradigm is
recommended as point of departure in remedial intervention. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / DCom (Bedryfsielkunde)
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Exploring the role of spirituality in coping of traffic officersJacobs, Rochelle 06 1900 (has links)
The main purpose of this study is to explore the role spirituality plays in the coping of traffic officers within the South African Traffic Services. A sample of ten traffic officers participated in the study, and data was obtained by means of open-ended questions during in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The literature review aimed to conceptualise spirituality, to conceptualise coping, and to theoretically explore the role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers. Specific aims for the empirical study were: to gain a better understanding of how traffic officers experience the role of spirituality in coping with their role within the South African context; to provide a framework that can assist with creating an understanding of the role spirituality plays in coping as a traffic officer; and to formulate recommendations for possible future research that explores the role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers within the discipline of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, more specifically in employee and organisational wellness, and career counselling.
The research findings showed that traffic officers in the sample all utilised spirituality in the workplace to various extents, and that they exhibited adaptive coping abilities when doing so. They associated less spirituality or a lack of spirituality with weaker coping abilities. It was found that spirituality in the traffic officers is informed by a foundation of spirituality or religion, purpose to their work and life, their connection to their spiritual source, and the fruits of spirituality. Their coping ability was influenced by upbringing and background, by stressors from their work environment and by coping mechanisms. The role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers culminated in their ability to interpret the meaning of spirituality, and then to implement spirituality in order to cope. / Industrial & Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
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The impact of the Seventh-Day Adventist church's religious thinking on the interplay between personality type and spiritual maturityJoubert, Jeremia 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2000 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research seeks to establish whether the members of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in South Africa have a characteristic personality type and temperament that
relates to their style of spirituality. Style of spirituality here refers to all spiritual
behaviour in a broad sense - how they pray, worship, use the Bible, care about others,
relate to social needs, care about the environment, administer and organize their
church activities, etc. This study does not deal with what they believe, but rather
focuses on how they believe. This research further seeks to establish what impact
participant's God-image has upon their level of spiritual maturity, if any at all. To
what extent does one's personality and temperament influence spiritual maturity and
God-image?
What instruments were used? I used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to measure
personality and temperament, the Personal Orientation Inventory of Everett Shostrom
to measure levels of self-actualization and psychological maturity, the Faith Maturity
Scale of Benson, Donahue, and Erickson, to measure faith maturity, and the Christian
Preference Profile scale, which I developed to measure preferences of Christian
religiosity, which also gave an indication of God-image.
How was the study conducted? I visited approximately 22 SDA churches in the
Western Cape and distributed the inventories to willing participants myself. I
explained the purpose of the research and how to complete the inventories.
Participants were requested to complete it at home and return it the next week. I
made use of two supervised students who helped to mark the answer sheets and
capture the data. What were the findings? The personality type of the SDA laity was more introverted,
compared to a similar study indicating that SDA clergy were more extraverted. The
most significant finding was that the dominant temperament was sensing/judging
(SJ=70%), slightly higher than that for the clergy. The self-actualizing levels were
relatively low - the two main measures, time competency and locus of control
measured both in the non-actualizing range, as well as three of the ten sub-scales,
relating to a rigid implementation of values, a pessimistic view of humanity, and a
lack of acceptance of synergy between opposite characteristics. The faith maturity
levels were slightly above the average, and were low on three of the eight measures,
relating to integration of faith and life, social concerns, and involvement in social and
environmental issues. The religious preference scale indicated a dominant relational
style, followed by a dependent, personal, evangelical style, and a bureaucratic
organizational style of religious preference.
Some of the main characteristics of the SDA profile were a resistance to change,
preservation of the status quo, stable, able administrators, favour a hierarchical,
bureaucratic structure, substance-oriented rather than relationship-oriented, preserving
their identity is a high priority, and is evidenced in preserving the purity of their
beliefs, affectionately referred to as the "truth." / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie navorsing het ten doel om vas te stel of die lidmate van die Sewendedag-
Adventistekerk in Suid-Afrika 'n kenmerkende persoonlikheidstipe en temperament
het wat ooreenkom met hulle styl van spiritualiteit. Die styl van spiritualiteit verwys
hier na aile spirituele gedrag in die bree sin - hoe hulle bid, aanbid, die Bybel gebruik,
omgee vir andere, verhouding tot sosiale behoeftes, besorgdheid oor die omgewing,
adrninistrasie en organisasie van kerklike aktiwiteite, ens. Hierdie studie het nie te
make met wat hulle glo nie, maar eerder met hoe hulle glo. Hierdie navorsing poog
verder om vas te stel watter impak deelnemers se Godsbeeld op hulle vlak van
geestelike volwassenheid het, indien enige. Tot watter mate beinvloed 'n persoon se
persoonlikheid en temperament sy/haar geestelike volwassenheid en Godsbeeld?
Watter instrumente is gebruik? Ek het die Myers-Briggs Type Indicator gebruik om
persoonlikheid en temperament te meet, die Personal Orientation Inventory van
Everett Shostrom, om die vlakke van selfverwesenliking en psigologiese
volwassenheid te meet, die Faith Maturity Scale van Benson, Donahue en Erickson,
om geloofsvolwassenheid te meet en die Christian Preference Profile scale, wat ek
self ontwikkel het om voorkeure van Christelike religieuse gedrag te meet en wat ook
'n aanduiding van Godsbeeld gegee het.
Hoe is die studie aangepak? Ek het ongeveer 22 SDA gemeentes in die Weskaap
besoek en het die vraelyste self uitgehandig aan gewillige deelnemers. Ek het die
doel van die navorsing en hoe om die vraelyste in te vul verduidelik. Deelnemers is
versoek om die vraelyste tuis in te vul en die volgende week terug te bring Ek het gebruik gemaak van twee studente wat onder my toesig die vraelyste help merk en die
data op rekenaar geplaas het.
Wat was die bevindinge? Die persoonlikheidstipe van die SDA leke was meer
introverties as 'n vroeer vergelykende studie met SDA predikante wat aangedui het
dat hulle meer ekstroverties was. Die beduidendste bevinding was dat die dorninante
temperament "sensing/judging" (SJ=70%) was, effens hcer as die van die predikante.
Die selfverwesenlikheidsvlakke was relatieflaag - die twee hoofskale, tydvaardigheid
en lokus van kontrole, het beide in die nie-selfverwesenlikheidsgebied gemeet, asook
drie van die tien subskale, naamlik rigiditeit ten opsigte van die toepassing van
waardes, 'n pessimistiese mensesiening en 'n gebrek aan aanvaarding van sinergie
tussen teenoorgestelde eienskappe. Die geloofsvolwassenheidsvlakke was effens bo
die gemiddelde en was laag op drie van die agt skale, naamlik integrasie van geloof en
lewe, sosiale aangeleenthede en betrokkenheid by sosiale en orngewingsake. Die
godsdienstige voorkeurskaal het 'n dominante verhoudingstyl aangedui, gevolg deur
'n afhanklike, persoonlike, evangeliese styl en daarna 'n burokratiese organisasiestyl
van religieuse voorkeur.
Sommige van die hoofkenmerke van die SDA profiel was 'n weerstand tot
verandering, behoud van die status quo, stabiele en vaardige adrninistrateurs,
voorkeur vir 'n hierargiese, burokratiese struktuur, substansgeorienteerd eerder as
verhoudingsgeorienteerd, behoud van eie identiteit as hoe prioriteit wat veral sigbaar
is in die bewaring van die suiwerheid van hulle geloofsleer, alombekend as die
"waarheid" binne Adventistekringe.
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Lewenssin van Suid-Afrikaanse sakelui : 'n Bedryfsielkundige perspektiefCronjé, Maretha 06 1900 (has links)
Afrikaans text / Die doel van hierdie navorsing is om lewenssin soos dit binne die leefwereld van die
gesitueerde Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon van toepassing is, teoreties te omlyn, te operasionaliseer
en die belewenis daarvan op fenomenologiese wyse te beskryf.
Lewenssin, met lewenssinvolheid en lewenssinloosheid as twee pole op 'n kontinuum, is
ondersoek deur te fokus op lewensorientasie, lokus van gedrag, waardes, spiritualiteit, groei,
ontwikkeling, transendering, vervreemding, 'n kortstondige en fatalistiese ingesteldheid,
konformisme, kollektivisme, fanatisme, en die strewe na mitiese sukses.
In die literatuurondersoek, wat die eksistensiele, humanistiese en holistiese paradigmas as
vertrekpunte neem, is operasionele definisies van lewenssinvolheid en lewenssinloosheid
gekonstrueer. Die profiel van die Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon met so 'n belewenis is aan
die hand van sy/haar paradigma, kenmerke
en gedrag gekonstrueer. 'n Proses van meaning making word voorgehou, terwyl
lewenssin as integrasie van teenoorgesteldes gekonstrueer word.
Daar word gepostuleer dat die sakepersoon met 'n belewenis van lewenssinvolheid die landskap van
sy/haar psige relasioneel bewoon. Daarteenoor openbaar 'n belewenis van Jewenssinloosheid 'n
nie-relasionele orientasie, paradigma en bewoning van die wereld.
In die fenomenologiese ondersoek is gebruik gemaak van die onderhoud om die fenomeen, lewenssin,
te laat ontvou. Die steekproef het bestaan uit getroude sakelui, dertig jaar en ouer, en
woonagtig in Gauteng. Heterogeniteit in terme van geslag, geloofsoortuigings en korporatiewe
opset is ook verreken.
Uit die ondersoek ontvou ses temas wat sentreer om ruimtelikheid, basiese stemming,
beliggaming en bewoning, asook die teenwoordigheid van die psige, andere en die wereld (wat
die aarde en 'n transpersoonlike entiteit insluit). Dit blyk dat die Suid-Afrikaanse sakepersoon
sy/haar landskap vera! nie-relasioneel bewoon. Elemente van relasionele bestaan is wei aanwesig.
Tog word die begeerte aan 'n meer relasionele bestaan in die behoeftes en versugtinge van die
betrokke sakelui verwoord.
Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat gebrekkige relasies in verband gebring kan word met 'n
nie-relasionele paradigma wat lewenssinloosheid tot gevolg het. Op 'n kontinuum van lewenssin
word bevind dat Suid-Afrikaanse sakelui nader aan die pool van lewenssinloosheid le, met 'n
behoefte aan 'n beweging na die teenoorgestelde pool, naamlik lewenssinvolheid.
Om lewenssinvolheid, lewenskwaliteit, en optimaliteit te bevorder, word aanbeveel
dat die relasionele paradigma as vertrekpunt dien by remedierende ingrepe. / The purpose of this research is to theoretically outline and operationalise meaning in
life as it applies to the life-world of situated South African businesspersons, and to describe
phenomenologically their experience of that phenomenon.
integration of opposites.
It is posited that the businessperson experiencing life as meaningful, inhabits the landscape of
his/her psyche in a relational way. In contrast, the person experiencing life as meaningless,
displays a non-relational orientation, paradigm and being-in-the world.
The phenomenological investigation made use of interviews to allow the phenomenon, meaning in
life, to unfold. The sample consisted of married business persons, thirty years and older, and
residing in Gauteng. Heterogeneity (in terms of gender, religious convictions and
corporate circumstances) was also taken into account.
Meaning, with meaningfulness and meaninglessness as its two extremes on a continuum,
was examined, focusing on life orientation, engagement style, values, spirituality, growth,
development, transcending, alienation, transitoriness and fatalism, conformism,
collectivism, fanaticism, and aspiring to mythical success.
In the literature investigation, which was based on existential, humanistic and holistic
paradigms, operational definitions of meaningfulness and meaninglessness were construed. The
profile of the South African businessperson experiencing the phenomenon, was construed with
reference to his/her paradigm, characteristics and conduct. A meaning making process is
proffered, while meaning is construed as an
Six themes unfold from the investigation, centring around spatiality, basic mood, human bodiliness
and being-in-the-world, as well as the presence of the psyche, other people and the world
(including the earth and a transpersonal entity). The South African businessperson appears to
inhabit his/her landscape in a mainly non relational manner. There are some elements of
relational existence, but the needs and heart's desires voiced by the businesspersons concerned
point to a longing for a more relational existence.
In conclusion: Deficient relations can be associated with a non-relational paradigm, which causes
an experience of life as meaningless. A meaning continuum shows South African businesspersons as
figuring closer to meaninglessness, and needing to move towards the opposite pole, namely
meaningfulness.
To promote meaningfulness, quality of life and optimal functioning, the relational paradigm is
recommended as point of departure in remedial intervention. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / DCom (Bedryfsielkunde)
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Integrating psychology and spirituality to open up discussion on spiritual identity and its effects on the whole person in a counselling contextOlwagen, Carin 02 1900 (has links)
Bibliography: leaves 127-134 / Integrating psychology and spirituality to open up discussion on spiritual identity and its effects on the whole person was birthed in a counselling context, as individuals sought answers for various problems, having an effect on their psychological and spiritual well-being. The body, soul and spirit approach unfolded, as we explored their identity, more specifically, their spiritual identity, thus integrating psychology and spirituality. The aim was to explore how the discovery of their spiritual identity had an effect on them holistically. I chose a qualitative research design because my research questions required the collection and analysis of rich, in-depth data regarding participants’ psychological and spiritual journeys (Phipps, & Vorster, 2011; Ryan, 2006). My data collection method was twofold, using both in-depth interviews (narrative storytelling), as the initial stage for the individual to tell their story and the effects on their psychological and spiritual well-being, as well as semi-structured interviews (brainstorming), as the second stage in the research. The objective was to see what effects the problem had on them as a whole person. I used two stages of data analysis to reach this objective namely a collaborative deconstruction technique, together with the individual as the first stage and secondly a thematic analysis to interpret the main messages, patterns that repeated, as well as the highlights, having an effect on them as a whole. The results confirmed that individuals “discover” their spiritual identity when their self-identity reaches a limit of coping with problems and have more positive effects on them as whole persons. The significance of the research is that it has contributed to a more integrated counselling approach, within psychology, for counsellors and psychologists, to explore spiritual identity with the individual. Through the integration of seeing individuals as whole beings, including a spiritual dimension, awareness was created within the counselling context of the value of seeing individuals in a more integrative and holistic manner. Such a psycho-spiritual integrative approach is more relevant in the field of counselling in journeying with individuals in wholeness and affecting their dimensions of body, soul and spirit positively in the context of identity. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Exploring the role of spirituality in coping of traffic officersJacobs, Rochelle Dorothy 06 1900 (has links)
The main purpose of this study is to explore the role spirituality plays in the coping of traffic officers within the South African Traffic Services. A sample of ten traffic officers participated in the study, and data was obtained by means of open-ended questions during in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The literature review aimed to conceptualise spirituality, to conceptualise coping, and to theoretically explore the role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers. Specific aims for the empirical study were: to gain a better understanding of how traffic officers experience the role of spirituality in coping with their role within the South African context; to provide a framework that can assist with creating an understanding of the role spirituality plays in coping as a traffic officer; and to formulate recommendations for possible future research that explores the role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers within the discipline of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, more specifically in employee and organisational wellness, and career counselling.
The research findings showed that traffic officers in the sample all utilised spirituality in the workplace to various extents, and that they exhibited adaptive coping abilities when doing so. They associated less spirituality or a lack of spirituality with weaker coping abilities. It was found that spirituality in the traffic officers is informed by a foundation of spirituality or religion, purpose to their work and life, their connection to their spiritual source, and the fruits of spirituality. Their coping ability was influenced by upbringing and background, by stressors from their work environment and by coping mechanisms. The role of spirituality in the coping of traffic officers culminated in their ability to interpret the meaning of spirituality, and then to implement spirituality in order to cope. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
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