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| Spiritual turning points and perceived control over the life course | | Author(s) | Katherine L Fiori, Judith C Hays, Keith G Meador |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 59, no 4, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 391-420 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Adjustment ; Life span ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Recent evidence indicates that spirituality and religion are associated with both personal and psychological health. Because a belief that rewards are largely determined by external forces tend to be detrimental to mental health, the idea that God can be equated with such an external force seems contradictory to the proven benefits of religion and spirituality. This article examines changes in perceived control in the context of spiritual turning points as uncovered in the narrative histories of 30 older people resident in the Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh area of North Carolina, recruited from the Duke Aging Center Subject Registry. The authors propose that for many people who derive benefit from religion or spirituality, God may act as a mediator, in the sense that trusting in God provides personal control. In addition to creating a model of God-mediated control, the study's findings suggest a relationship between recall in type of control during a spiritual turning point and the interpretation of that turning point in late life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050113206 A |
| Classmark | EX: DR: BG6: 7T |
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