Exploring the relationships among age, spiritual struggles, and health

Neal Krause; Kenneth I. Pargament; Peter C. Hill; Serena Wong; Gail Ironson

doi:10.1080/15528030.2017.1285844

Exploring the relationships among age, spiritual struggles, and health

Neal Krause, Kenneth I. Pargament, Peter C. Hill, Serena Wong, Gail Ironson

Psychology

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to address two issues. First, an effort is made to see if there are age differences in the prevalence of spiritual struggles. Second, tests are performed to see if age differences exist in the relationship between spiritual struggles and physical health. Data from a recent nationwide survey reveal that younger adults report that they encounter more spiritual struggles than either middle-aged or older adults. The findings further indicate that the negative relationship between spiritual struggles and health tends to become more pronounced at successively older ages.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-20
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2017.1285844
State	Accepted/In press - Feb 9 2017

Keywords

Aging/ageing
health
spiritual struggles

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Religious studies
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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