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Religious practice and spirituality - then and now
— a retrospective study of spiritual dimensions of residents residing at a continuing care retirement community | | Author(s) | David C Baker, Paul D Nussbaum |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 10, no 3, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 33-51 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Worship ; Retirement communities ; Residents [care homes] ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older adults at a church-related continuing care retirement community in the United States (US) perceived themselves as being more spiritual in their later years and having a stronger emotional connection to their spirituality than when they were younger. Respondents were stable in their religious practice and spirituality, suggesting that changes occurred prior to the recent past, possibly around the time of retirement. This may uphold the notion that increased spirituality in the later years is a natural developmental phenomenon of the ageing process. The association between religious coping and perceived health was noted, suggesting that religious coping may buffer perceived health from the negative impact of medical problems. The contribution to spirituality by physical environment and pastoral care was also noted. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980424402 A |
| Classmark | EX: OWL: ROA: KX: DP: 7T |
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