Gerotranscendence, religiosity, and life satisfaction: a study with clergy and consecrated religious individuals

IF 0.8 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging Pub Date : 2021-09-10 DOI:10.1080/15528030.2021.1978366

Taiane Abreu, Ó. Ribeiro, Lia Araújo

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ABSTRACT Gerotranscendence explains the psychosocial changes in later life and how one acquires a more transcendent life view. This study seeks to increase the evidence on the association between gerotranscendence, life satisfaction, and religiosity. Specifically, this study aims to: investigate whether the gerotranscendence levels of committed clergy and consecrated religious (CCR) individuals differ from those of non-clergy and non-consecrated religious (non-CCR) persons; to examine if religiosity is significantly related to gerotranscendence; and to analyze the relationship between life satisfaction and gerotranscendence. A total of 55 participants with a mean age of 76.5 (SD 8.9) completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and three scales, one for each construct: gerotranscendence, life satisfaction, and religiosity. Results showed that the CCR group presented significantly higher scores on all instruments and that all correlations between scales were significantly positive. Differences between groups help to understand the importance of individual and collective aspects of life circumstances for gerotranscendence development.

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超越性、宗教性与生活满意度:神职人员与献身宗教人士的研究

老年超越性解释了晚年生活中的心理社会变化，以及一个人如何获得更超越性的人生观。本研究旨在增加关于年龄超越、生活满意度和宗教信仰之间关系的证据。具体而言，本研究旨在:探讨委身神职人员和献身宗教(CCR)个体与非神职人员和非献身宗教(non-CCR)个体的年龄超越水平是否存在差异;考察宗教信仰是否与超越性显著相关;并分析了生活满意度与老年超越的关系。共有55名平均年龄为76.5岁(SD 8.9)的参与者完成了一份社会人口调查问卷和三个量表，每个结构一个:年龄超越，生活满意度和宗教信仰。结果显示，CCR组在所有量表上的得分均显著高于CCR组，且各量表之间的相关均显著为正。群体之间的差异有助于理解生活环境的个人和集体方面对老年超越发展的重要性。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging is an interdisciplinary, interfaith professional journal in which the needs, aspirations, and resources of aging constituencies come clearly into focus. Combining practical innovation and scholarly insight, the peer-reviewed journal offers timely information and probing articles on such subjects as long-term care for the aging, support systems for families of the aging, retirement, counseling, death, ethical issues, and more . Providing a crucial balance between theory and practice, the journal informs secular professionals – administrators, counselors, nurses, physicians, recreational rehabilitative therapists, and social workers – about developments in the field of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging. The journal also serves as a resource for religious professionals, such as pastors, religious educators, chaplains, and pastoral counselors who work with aging people and their families.