RT Article
T1 Spiritual Transcendence as an Unmediated Causal Predictor of Psychological Growth and Worldview Among Filipinos
JF Research in the social scientific study of religion
VO 16
SP 261
OP 285
A1 Dy-Liacco, Gabriel S.
A1 Kennedy, M. Christine
A1 Parker, Donna J.
A1 Piedmont, Ralph L.
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1839896671
AB Structural equation modeling (SEM) procedures using longitudinal data examined the validity of a trait conceptualization of spirituality to predict psychological growth and worldview. Religiosity, conceptualized as an acquired set of behaviors that reflect cultural values, was not expected to predict the outcomes or mediate the role of spirituality. Participants were adult Filipino nationals (N = 184 women, 64 men, and 13 not indicated) who completed the Spiritual Transcendence Scale, a religiosity index, and measures of personality, psychological growth (Prosocial Scale, Purpose in Life Test, Self-Actualization Scale) and worldview (Materialism Scale, Individualism/Collectivism Scale). Results of the SEM analyses supported spirituality as having a direct, unmediated impact on psychological growth and worldview. Religiosity, on the other hand, failed to evidence any unique direct effects in the presence of spirituality and personality. Implications of these findings were discussed.
K1 Religion & Gesellschaft
K1 Sozialwissenschaften
DO 10.1163/9789047417675_018