Aspects of Spirituality and Life Satisfaction in Persons With Down Syndrome

In a cross-sectional survey among 65 persons with Down syndrome, the authors intended to identify emotional and behavioral aspects of spirituality that were of importance to them. Feelings of wondering awe, praying, and church attendance were stated rather seldom, whereas many had frequent experienc...

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Published in:Journal of disability & religion
Authors: Büssing, Arndt 1962- (Author) ; Broghammer-Escher, Silke (Author) ; Baumann, Klaus 1963- (Author) ; Surzykiewicz, Janusz 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Further subjects:B Down Syndrome
B Spirituality
B aspects of spirituality
B Inclusion
B spiritual needs
B Life Satisfaction
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:In a cross-sectional survey among 65 persons with Down syndrome, the authors intended to identify emotional and behavioral aspects of spirituality that were of importance to them. Feelings of wondering awe, praying, and church attendance were stated rather seldom, whereas many had frequent experiences of gratefulness. Those living without their parents were more in need of concrete personal relationships and relied on transcendent sources of help. Life satisfaction correlated best with feelings that God is at their side. Although the relational aspects of spirituality were of particular importance to those in our sample, it remains uncertain who can support these essential needs when many of them lack reliable family structures.
ISSN:2331-253X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2016.1270179