Aging, Religious Doubt, and Psychological Well-Being
The GerontologistPublished 1 October 1999Open access
N. Krause, Berit Ingersoll‐Dayton, Christopher G. Ellison, Keith Wulff
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The findings suggest that doubt is associated with greater psychological distress and diminished feelings of well-being, and the deleterious effects of doubt are greater for younger than for older people.
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The purpose of this study is twofold: (a) To see whether religious doubt is related to psychological well-being and (b) to test for age differences in the relationship between these constructs. The data come from a national sample of Presbyterians. The findings suggest that doubt is associated with greater psychological distress and diminished feelings of well-being. Moreover, the results reveal that the deleterious effects of doubt are greater for younger than for older people. Implications for practice with adults across the life span are suggested.
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