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Yarorough, Richard Paul, The Belatlonship Between Some
Aspects of Heligion and Purpose-in-Life Tect Scores. Master
of Science (Clinical Psychology), August, 1971, 53 pp., 13
tables, bibliography, '4-1 titles.
An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the re-
lationship between PIL scores and certain aspects of religion.
The hypotheses tasted were based on Tillich's concepts. One-
hundred undergraduate students enrolled in freshman or sophomore
psychology courses were used as subjects. Chi square was used
to test the relationship between PIL scores and the measures of
religiousness used. Only four of the thirteen were significant.
The study resulted in the following conclusions:
1. Those who belong to religious organizations tended
to have higher PIL scores.
2, There Fas no significant relationship between PIL
scores and whether the subject reported a gradual or sudden
conversion experience.
3® There w-.r no significant relationship between the
occurrence of religious experiences and PIL scores.
4* Those with higher PIL scores tended to believe in an
afterlife.
5- Those subjects v;ho prayed more frequently tended to
have higher PIL scores,
6. There was no relationship between PIL scores and
current religious doubts.
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Yarbrough, Richard Paul. The Relationship between Some Aspects of Religion and Purpose-in-Life Test Scores, thesis, August 1971; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131454/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .