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Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Aging

Lauck, Amanda Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1220301763

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2008, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between religiosity and attitudes towards aging. Specifically, this research investigates the relationship between specific kinds of Christian belief (fundamentalism, orthodoxy, puritanism, and humanism) and attitudes toward personal aging. Results show that individuals with more orthodox beliefs tended to have more positive attitudes about their own aging. Individuals with greater fundamentalist belief also have more positive attitudes about personal aging while those individuals who hold humanistic belief have more negative attitudes toward personal aging. These three kinds of beliefs were the only significant predictors of attitudes toward personal aging when controlling for age, gender, educational attainment and frequency of church attendance.
Suzanne Kunkel, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jennifer Kinney, PhD (Committee Member)
Anthony Peguero, PhD (Committee Member)
Robert Applebaum, PhD (Other)
45 p.
Gerontology
gerontology; religiosity, Christian belief; attitudes toward aging; attitudes toward personal aging; Religious Belief Inventory; RBI; Lee, R. R. (1965); Reactions to Ageing Questionnaire; Reactions to Aging Questionnaire; RAQ; fundamentalism, orthodoxy

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  • Lauck, A. M. (2008). Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Aging [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1220301763

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lauck, Amanda. Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Aging. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1220301763.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lauck, Amanda. "Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Aging." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1220301763

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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