ABSTRACT

The study examined the relationship between spirituality, identity development, and maladjustment variables. A total of 1,016 college student participants (53.9% female) were recruited from a major state university in the southern United States, the structural equation modeling revealed that aspects of identity development mediated the relationship between certain aspects of spirituality (spiritual transcendence, spiritual search, and spiritual function) and certain maladjustment variables (existential anxiety, identity distress, and internalizing symptoms). Identity exploration and identity commitment items appeared to have some unique relationships with the other variables, as did the various aspects of spirituality. Implications for measurement and future research are discussed.

摘要

该研究考察了灵性，身份发展和适应不良变量之间的关系。从美国南部的一所主要州立大学招募了1,016名大学生（女性占53.9％），结构方程模型显示，身份发展的各个方面介导了某些精神方面之间的关系（精神超越，精神探索，和精神功能）和某些失调变量（存在性焦虑，身份困扰和内在症状）。身份探索和身份承诺项目似乎与其他变量具有某些独特的关系，灵性的各个方面也是如此。讨论了对测量和未来研究的影响。