RT Article
T1 Women at Midlife: Spiritual Maturity and Life Satisfaction
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 37
IS 2
SP 115
OP 124
A1 Genia, Vicky
A1 Cooke, Barbara Ann
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 1998
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1669042405
AB This study examined the relationship between spiritual maturity and life satisfaction in a multi-ethnic, religiously diverse sample of women middle aged and older. Spiritual maturity was measured by the spiritual support and spiritual openness subscales of the Revised Spiritual Experience Index. Life-satisfaction was positively related to spiritual support and spiritual openness. European Americans and African Americans did not differ on life-satisfaction, spiritual support, or spiritual openness. Mean splits on the spiritual-support and spiritual-openness scales were used to classify subjects as underdeveloped, dogmatic, transitional, and growth-oriented. Growth-oriented subjects reported greater life-satisfaction than subjects in all other groups. No other group differences were found.
K1 Diverse Sample
K1 Life Satisfaction
K1 Openness Subscale
K1 Spiritual Experience
K1 Spiritual Support
DO 10.1023/A:1022926814751