Intrinsic Religious Orientation and Mental Health in Later Life
Description:
This dissertation research project was conducted to investigate religion as a coping resource in later life. The major proposition of the study was that intrinsic religious orientation is positively associated with mental health in late life. A forty three-item questionnaire was distributed to residents of four independent retirement communities resulting in a sixty-six percent return rate. The convenience sample of 214 individuals, with a mean age of 81.94 years, consisted of 156 female and 58…
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Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Pruett, Charlie D., Jr.