How Consistency in Closeness to God Predicts Psychological Resources and Life Satisfaction: Findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion

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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Tony Nen_US
dc.creatorCulver, Julian Leeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T15:59:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T15:59:17Zen_US
dc.date.created2019-08en_US
dc.date.issued2019-05-01en_US
dc.date.submittedAugust 2019en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T15:59:17Zen_US
dc.description.abstractWith data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), this study investigates the association between consistency in closeness to God and psychological resources and life satisfaction. I focus on emerging adults who believe in God and are present across Waves 1-3 (n=1,795). Outcomes include Wave 3 psychological resources (i.e., life purpose and personal mastery) and life satisfaction. Key predictors include two indicators of across-time consistency in closeness to God: (1) a four-category pattern variable and (2) a discrete numeric summary score. In survey-adjusted linear regression models, the pattern variable and summary score of closeness to God show distinct associations with psychological resources and life satisfaction. The pattern variable indicates respondents becoming less close to God fare worse than those consistently close to God. In contrast, the summary score indicates high levels of consistency in closeness predict favorable levels of each outcome. However, the quadratic closeness to God summary score term indicates that high levels of consistency (whether consistently distant from or close to God) predict high levels of personal mastery and life satisfaction. The cubic closeness to God summary score term indicates that levels of life purpose and personal mastery decrease initially, increase, then decrease with increasing levels of consistency to God. Researchers must account for dynamism in emerging adults’ closeness to God. Static portraits of closeness mask the significance of consistency.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationCulver, Julian Lee. "How Consistency in Closeness to God Predicts Psychological Resources and Life Satisfaction: Findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion." (2019) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105828">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105828</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105828en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectNSYR, Attachment Theoryen_US
dc.subjectAttachment to Goden_US
dc.subjectCloseness to Goden_US
dc.subjectSocial Relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectEmerging Adultsen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.titleHow Consistency in Closeness to God Predicts Psychological Resources and Life Satisfaction: Findings from the National Study of Youth and Religionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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