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| The quantity and quality of research on religion and spirituality in four major gerontology journals between 1985 and 2002 | | Author(s) | Andrew J Weaver, Laura T Flannelly, Adrienne L Strock |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 27, no 2, March 2005 |
| Pages | pp 119-135 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Research ; Journals [publications] ; Quality ; Quantity ; Measurement. |
| Annotation | The percentage of studies with religion as their theme increased significantly between 1985 and 2005, especially in The Gerontologist and Research on Aging. The two other titles examined are Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) and Journals of Gerontology. The research quality of studies in religion also increased significantly over time. However, the measurement of religion and spirituality did not improve across time. The quality of religious measures used and other criteria of methodological and theoretical sophistication differed significantly between studies in which religion was the major research focus. The most important methodological improvement was the increased use of repeated measures designs, whereas the most important theoretical improvement was the increased use of hypothesis testing. Procedures and criteria for assessing the methodological and theoretical sophistication of a field are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050504513 A |
| Classmark | TR: EX: 3A: UE:6G: 59: 58: 3R |
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