Date of Award
5-2019
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Marriage and Family Therapy: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Kathryn Mayhew
Second Advisor
Amanda Hemmesch
Third Advisor
Lucas Volini
Fourth Advisor
Michael Mayhew
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Religiosity, Social Connectedness, Depression, Older Adults
Abstract
This study examined the dimensions of religiosity (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, and religious identification) and social connectedness to see how each uniquely contributed to the variability of depression (i.e. a main predictor of suicidality) in older adults, 65 and above. Participants and measures came from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) 3, national data set. MIDUS 3 participants were selected based on a random digit dial sampling method of those living in the United States. Methodology used to answer research questions included Pearson correlation, multiple regression, between-subjects Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and independent T-test. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Results indicated extrinsic religiosity is significantly more effective than intrinsic religiosity in fostering social connectedness, increased social connectedness is significantly correlated to lower depression symptoms, and there were differences found in effectiveness between genders and age groups in relation to dimensions of religiosity and social connectedness.
Recommended Citation
Guetter, Haley, "Religiosity, Social Connectedness and Depression in Older Adults: An Exploratory Study" (2019). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 67.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/67
