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Temporal trends in spirituality research
— a meta-analysis of journal abstracts between 1944 and 2003 | | Author(s) | Anthony Ribaudo, Masami Takahashi |
| Journal title | Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, vol 20, no 1-2, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., Binghamton, NY, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 16-28 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Religion ; Research ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | This study examined all journal abstracts published on the PsychInfo and Ageline databases between 1944 and 2003 using "spirituality" as a key word for a subject heading search. The content analysis yielded six themes concerning the nature of these studies: conceptual analysis, measurement, spirituality education, spiritual intervention, discussion of community projects, and review articles. For the historical trends, it was found that the number of published articles increased dramatically from one in 1944 to 283 in 2003. Further, the results also revealed recurring patterns of research interests in which periods concerning a theory-oriented approach to studying spirituality are followed by brief periods concerning more pragmatic approaches. These results suggest a recursive learning process in that knowledge gained by the theoretical exploration of spirituality is followed by the practical application of that knowledge. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080709203 A |
| Classmark | EX: TR: 3A: 64A |
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