Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Julie Hicks Patrick.
Abstract
The associations of religiousness and spirituality in decision-making processes and outcomes were investigated. One hundred younger adults ( M age = 19.9, SD = 1.5) and seventy-eight older adults (M age = 71.1, SD = 7.9) completed self-administered surveys including vignettes varying in emotional salience. Responses were coded for problem-solving strategies and decisional outcomes. ANCOVA results indicate that the choice of strategies varies depending on the age and level of spirituality of the individual as well as the domain of the problem. Results from a multinomial logistic regression indicate that end-of-life decisions vary as a function of both age and religiousness [ X2(4, N = 163) = 9.34, p = .05 and chi2(4, N = 163) = 11.33, p < .05 respectively). However, the effects of religiousness and spirituality are not pervasive across the three decisional domains. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of linking problem-solving strategies and decision-making outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Sonntag, Loriann, "Religiousness, spirituality, and emotional salience in decision-making processes and outcomes" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 2370.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/2370