Differences in Religiosity and Spirituality as a Result of Generation, Gender and Education

In this study 626 participants completed two religious/spiritual instruments: the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale and the Religious Orientation Scale. There were 402 female and 224 male participants. Three hundred sixty-six participants were members of Generation Y, 138 Generation X and 122 were B...

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Published in:The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Authors: Green, Mark (Author) ; Chavez, Esther S. (Author) ; Carmody-Bubb, Meghan (Author) ; Duncan, Phyllis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2013
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 47-63
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Education
B Gender
B Generations
B Religiosity
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Summary:In this study 626 participants completed two religious/spiritual instruments: the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale and the Religious Orientation Scale. There were 402 female and 224 male participants. Three hundred sixty-six participants were members of Generation Y, 138 Generation X and 122 were Baby Boomers. There were participants who held a high school course, 93 an Associate’s, 128 a Bachelor’s degree, and 88 held a graduate degree. The results of a 3-Way Multiple Analysis of Variance, and additional post-hoc analyses found that members of Generation Y reported significantly fewer daily spiritual experiences than participants who were members of Generation X and Baby Boomers. Generation Y also scored higher on Extrinsic Religiosity and lower on Intrinsic Religiosity than members of Generation X and Baby Boomers. Participants who held educational credentials beyond the Bachelor’s degree reported higher levels of Intrinsic Religiosity than those with a high school degree. Significant interaction effects were found for the interactions of gender and generation, gender and education, and generation and education.
ISSN:2154-8641
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v02i04/51027