TY - JOUR
T1 - Meaning, Purpose, and Religiosity in At-Risk Youth
T2 - The Relationship between Anxiety and Spirituality
AU - Davis, Timothy L.
AU - Kerr, Barbara A.
AU - Kurpius, Sharon
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This study investigated the relationship between spiritual well-being and anxiety in at-risk adolescents. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, a revised version of the AllportRoss Religious Orientation Scale, and the Social Provisions Scale were administered to 45 male and female high school students who were considered to be at-risk. The research found that the higher the spiritual well-being, existential well-being, religious well-being and intrinsic religious orientation were among males, the lower the anxiety. Only lower existential well-being was associated with lower anxiety among females. Spiritual well-being and female gender were found to be the best predictors of anxiety from the variables studied.
AB - This study investigated the relationship between spiritual well-being and anxiety in at-risk adolescents. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, a revised version of the AllportRoss Religious Orientation Scale, and the Social Provisions Scale were administered to 45 male and female high school students who were considered to be at-risk. The research found that the higher the spiritual well-being, existential well-being, religious well-being and intrinsic religious orientation were among males, the lower the anxiety. Only lower existential well-being was associated with lower anxiety among females. Spiritual well-being and female gender were found to be the best predictors of anxiety from the variables studied.
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U2 - 10.1177/009164710303100406
DO - 10.1177/009164710303100406
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0742288920
SN - 0091-6471
VL - 31
SP - 356
EP - 365
JO - Journal of Psychology and Theology
JF - Journal of Psychology and Theology
IS - 4
ER -