Religiosity and well-being: meaning in life as coping strategy in Korean-American Judeo-Christian adolescents

<p>The purposes of this exploratory investigation were to (a) assess the cognitive understanding of meaning in life as coping strategy utilized by Korean-American Judeo-Christian adolescents between the ages of 11 to 18 (<em>n</em> = 74) and (b) to determine the significance of meaning in life in relations to subjective well-being. Initial hypothesis about "born again" Christian faith failed to support any significant correlation when compared with religiosity, meaning, and well-being indices. However, intrinsic religious orientation showed significant associations with meaning in life, purpose in life, prayer, daily Bible reading, and subjective well-being in satisfaction with life. Multiple regression analyses revealed prayer, intrinsic religious orientation, and religious meaning significantly predicted subjective well-being in satisfaction with life. Implications for utilizing religious meaning in life for the Christian adolescent population in reference to promoting subjective well-being in satisfaction with life are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Kang, Stephen M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta

• Adolescence--Religious aspects; Korean American teenagers
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/731

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1722