abstract: ABSTRACT The major hypothesis tested in this research is that the psychological well-being and life satisfaction of elderly adult individuals can be predicted from religiosity (organizational and non-organizational religious beliefs and behaviors). The sample consisted of 142 adults between the ages of 65-90, with the majority in the 65-70 age group (48%) (SD = 1.176). The entire sample resides in the state of Arizona, in both urban and rural communities. Participants were administered a questionnaire which requested demographic information, and three instruments: the Duke University Religion Index (the DUREL), and the Affect Balance Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index - Z (LSIZ). Correlational and Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relation between these adults' psychological well-being, life satisfaction and their religiosity. Independent t-tests were also used to examine possible sex, ethnic and religiosity effects on psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Findings revealed that psychological well-being and life satisfaction are higher when religiosity is higher, regardless of sex or ethnicity. These findings are consistent with those of previous research in this field. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Educational Psychology 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14604 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Contributors | Moreno-Weinert, Inez (Author), Moore, Elsie (Advisor), Nakagawa, Kathryn (Committee member), Ladd, Becky (Committee member), Cohen, Adam (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 87 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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