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Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Spirituality is difficult to define as researchers assign it different meanings and individuals’ perceptions can vary. For example, spirituality may connect to religiosity, while others consider religiosity a less significant part of spirituality. This study investigates factors outside of religiosi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742192/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1333 |
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description | Spirituality is difficult to define as researchers assign it different meanings and individuals’ perceptions can vary. For example, spirituality may connect to religiosity, while others consider religiosity a less significant part of spirituality. This study investigates factors outside of religiosity that are significantly associated with spirituality to inform the characteristics of the concept. Webster’s (2004) existential framework of spirituality was used to guide variable selection. The National Survey of Midlife in the United States wave three (MIDUS 3; 2013-2014; n = 2,594; Mage = 63.5, SD = 11, range = 39–92) was used to examine individuals’ reported levels of spirituality. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine factors related to low and high levels of spirituality compared to a moderate level. Participants with low spirituality were more likely to be male, less likely to be mindful, mediate/chant, feel a strong connection to all life, to indicate that they cannot make sense of the world, and to be religious. Participants with high spirituality were more likely to be female, have at least some college experience, be mindful, meditate/chant, feel deep inner peace, have a sense of deep appreciation, think that a sense of purpose is important for a good life, and have a high level of religiosity. Framed by Webster’s conceptual model, the current study observed that religiosity is significantly associated with spirituality and that other mindfulness-based aspects are also present within this concept. Incorporating mindfulness with religious efforts will more accurately and holistically address spirituality. |
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spelling | pubmed-77421922020-12-21 Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults Vogel, Carlyn Dobbs, Debra Small, Brent Innov Aging Abstracts Spirituality is difficult to define as researchers assign it different meanings and individuals’ perceptions can vary. For example, spirituality may connect to religiosity, while others consider religiosity a less significant part of spirituality. This study investigates factors outside of religiosity that are significantly associated with spirituality to inform the characteristics of the concept. Webster’s (2004) existential framework of spirituality was used to guide variable selection. The National Survey of Midlife in the United States wave three (MIDUS 3; 2013-2014; n = 2,594; Mage = 63.5, SD = 11, range = 39–92) was used to examine individuals’ reported levels of spirituality. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine factors related to low and high levels of spirituality compared to a moderate level. Participants with low spirituality were more likely to be male, less likely to be mindful, mediate/chant, feel a strong connection to all life, to indicate that they cannot make sense of the world, and to be religious. Participants with high spirituality were more likely to be female, have at least some college experience, be mindful, meditate/chant, feel deep inner peace, have a sense of deep appreciation, think that a sense of purpose is important for a good life, and have a high level of religiosity. Framed by Webster’s conceptual model, the current study observed that religiosity is significantly associated with spirituality and that other mindfulness-based aspects are also present within this concept. Incorporating mindfulness with religious efforts will more accurately and holistically address spirituality. Oxford University Press 2020-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7742192/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1333 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Vogel, Carlyn Dobbs, Debra Small, Brent Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title | Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title_full | Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title_fullStr | Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title_short | Beyond Religiosity: A Model to Explain Spirituality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
title_sort | beyond religiosity: a model to explain spirituality among middle-aged and older adults |
topic | Abstracts |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742192/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1333 |
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