ABSTRACT

This study explored how patterns of spirituality/religiosity relate to meaning-making among 199 racially diverse young adults (74.5% non-Hispanic Black, 65.1% Christian, and 49% female). Participants completed measures of demographics, spirituality/religiosity, and meaning-making. Latent profile analysis revealed four profiles: “Average Spirituality/Religiosity, Higher Negative Religious Coping Class (AHNR),” “High Religiosity, Mixed Spirituality (HRMS),” “Low Religiosity, Lower Spirituality (LRLS),” and “Highest Spirituality/Religiosity, Lower Negative Religious Coping (HLNRC).” The HLNRC class reported higher meaning-making than the AHNR and HRMS classes. The AHNR and LRLS classes reported higher meaning-making than the HRMS class. Findings highlight the heterogeneity of spirituality/religiosity and relevancy to meaning-making.

摘要

这项研究探讨了灵性/宗教信仰模式如何与 199 名不同种族的年轻人（74.5% 非西班牙裔黑人、65.1% 基督徒和 49% 女性）之间的意义创造相关联。参与者完成了人口统计学、灵性/宗教信仰和意义创造的测量。潜在概况分析揭示了四种概况：“平均灵性/宗教性，较高的消极宗教应对等级（AHNR）”，“高宗教性，混合灵性（HRMS）”，“低宗教性，较低灵性（LRLS）”和“最高灵性/宗教信仰，较低的消极宗教应对 (HLNRC)。” HLNRC 类比 AHNR 和 HRMS 类报告了更高的意义。AHNR 和 LRLS 课程比 HRMS 课程报告了更高的意义创造。调查结果突出了灵性/宗教信仰的异质性以及与意义创造的相关性。