Toward a psychology of religion, spirituality, meaning-search, and aging: Past research and a practi

Author:Seifert, LS

Article Title:Toward a psychology of religion, spirituality, meaning-search, and aging: Past research and a practical application

Abstract:
The current work is a combined review of several major theoretical issues in religious gerontology and of related research findings. It is intended to briefly inform, rather than to serve as a comprehensive review of the literature. The current author's primary goals are to put-forth points of information about contemporary terminology, to conceptualize motives for meaning-search at any age, to synthesize a few major findings and associated flaws in the research, and to describe a practical approach to the psychology of religion and spirituality (i.e., coping outcomes research). Within the current work, the reader is directed to sources of extensive reviews of data and of broader theoretical debates.

Keywords: religious gerontology; religiousness; religious coping; spiritual development; spiritual well-being

DOI: 10.1023/A:1013829318213

Source:JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT

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