Prayer and Relationship with God II: Replication and Extension of the Relational Prayer Model
Using the explanatory framework of the Relational Prayer Model, and samples of 77 young adults (aged 18-34) and 54 middle-aged individuals (aged 35-65) that identified themselves as "Christian," correlational and regression analyses indicated that chronological age was positively related t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2002
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Review of religious research
Year: 2002, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-67 |
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| Summary: | Using the explanatory framework of the Relational Prayer Model, and samples of 77 young adults (aged 18-34) and 54 middle-aged individuals (aged 35-65) that identified themselves as "Christian," correlational and regression analyses indicated that chronological age was positively related to frequency of engaging in prayers of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, and contemplation (r's=.14-.25). Age was also positively associated with the mystical experience of the holy/sacred during prayer, positive affect during prayer, and perceptions of intimacy with God (r's=.18,.17,.29). The best predictor of intimacy with God for young adults was the prayer of thanksgiving while the prayer of adoration was the best predictor for middle-aged adults. Path analyses indicated that age had more of an indirect than a direct effect on relational intimacy with God while frequency of prayer and affect during prayer had direct effects on relational intimacy with God. Several suggestions for future research were offered. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512157 |