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Predictors of Growth and Decline Following Spiritual Struggles

Desai, Kavita M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1133545979

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2006, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Studies have demonstrated links between spiritual struggles and growth and decline. However, no studies have investigated what determines whether struggles lead to growth and decline. The aim of this study is to distinguish between these pathways. Four potentially relevant categories were identified (struggle characteristics, religious history, support, and religious coping), and tested as individual predictors of outcome. Students from psychology classes at a Midwestern university endorsing a current spiritual struggle were eligible for the study. Participants (n = 127) completed a battery of questionnaires at two time points. Results of the correlational analyses generally supported hypotheses. Five independent variables emerged as the strongest predictors of outcome: religious purification coping, religious integration, and finding meaning were significant predictors of growth; avoidant attachment was a predictor of decline. Interestingly, struggle severity was a significant predictor of growth and decline. Study limitations and implications are discussed and suggestions for future research are identified.
Kenneth Pargament (Advisor)
140 p.
Psychology, Clinical
Spiritual struggles; Growth; Decline

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  • Desai, K. M. (2006). Predictors of Growth and Decline Following Spiritual Struggles [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1133545979

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Desai, Kavita. Predictors of Growth and Decline Following Spiritual Struggles. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1133545979.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Desai, Kavita. "Predictors of Growth and Decline Following Spiritual Struggles." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1133545979

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