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01.06.2010 | Original Paper

Testing a SEM Model of Two Religious Concepts and Experiential Spirituality

verfasst von: Gracie E. H. Boswell, Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 2/2010

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Abstract

Guided by Atchley’s Continuity Theory of the Spiritual Self as presented in Aging, spirituality, and religion, Fortress Press, Minneapolis, MN (1995), this study tested the validity of two dimensions of religiosity and one dimension of spirituality. It then examined the extent to which each dimension of religiosity influenced having spiritual experiences for 221 chronically ill older adults. Mean age of the sample was 80 years. Structural equation modeling was used to test a conceptual model. Substantive findings were that private religiosity (prayer and coping), but not public religiosity (participation and other church involvement) may influence reporting spiritual experiences by the older adults in the study. Findings revealed a good model fit to the data and strong factor loadings revealed sound construct validity for the latent variables (i.e., public and private religiosities, and experiential spirituality) in the model.

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Titel: Testing a SEM Model of Two Religious Concepts and Experiential Spirituality
verfasst von: Gracie E. H. Boswell
Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2010
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-009-9254-x

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