Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India

This research finds out the degree of acceptance of aging, level of death anxiety, and spiritual well-being of the middle-aged and old-aged Sisters of the Sacred Heart Congregation (SHC) of India. The descriptive-comparative correlational research design was used. The middle-aged Sisters belonged to...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 1995
Subjects:
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1699
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
id oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_masteral-8537
record_format eprints
spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_masteral-85372021-02-17T09:48:58Z Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia This research finds out the degree of acceptance of aging, level of death anxiety, and spiritual well-being of the middle-aged and old-aged Sisters of the Sacred Heart Congregation (SHC) of India. The descriptive-comparative correlational research design was used. The middle-aged Sisters belonged to the 40-60 years' bracket. Those whose age was over 60 years belonged to the old-aged Sister category. Data were collected by using three instruments. These were the (1) Questionnaire on Graceful Aging (GAS), (2) Death Anxiety Questionnaire, and (3) Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB).The 165 participants were drawn from the 16 communities of SHC. Among the total respondents, 85 were middle-aged and 80 were old-aged. Means and standard deviations were computed. The t-test and the Pearson r were also employed. The findings of the study were:1. The middle-aged Sisters experienced an average level of death anxiety, acceptance of being, and a high level of spiritual well-being 2. The old-aged Sisters experienced an average level of death anxiety, a high acceptance of aging, and a high degree of spiritual well-being 3. There was a significant difference between the middle-aged and the old-aged Sisters on their attitude towards aging and death anxiety. No significant difference was seen in two groups' spiritual well-being 4. There was a significant inverse correlation between the attitude towards aging and death anxiety and, 5. No significant relationships existed between spiritual well-being and (a) acceptance of aging as well as (b) death anxiety. It was concluded that the more the Sister accepted aging as a reality, the less would her anxiety about dying be. Spiritual well-being did not make any difference in the acceptance of aging and in the anxiety for death and vice versa. 1995-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1699 Master's Theses English Animo Repository Aging Fear of death Middle age Spiritual life Aged Monasticism and religious orders for women -- India Monastic and religious life of women Counseling Counseling Psychology
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
language English
topic Aging
Fear of death
Middle age
Spiritual life
Aged
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- India
Monastic and religious life of women
Counseling
Counseling Psychology
spellingShingle Aging
Fear of death
Middle age
Spiritual life
Aged
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- India
Monastic and religious life of women
Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia
Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
description This research finds out the degree of acceptance of aging, level of death anxiety, and spiritual well-being of the middle-aged and old-aged Sisters of the Sacred Heart Congregation (SHC) of India. The descriptive-comparative correlational research design was used. The middle-aged Sisters belonged to the 40-60 years' bracket. Those whose age was over 60 years belonged to the old-aged Sister category. Data were collected by using three instruments. These were the (1) Questionnaire on Graceful Aging (GAS), (2) Death Anxiety Questionnaire, and (3) Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB).The 165 participants were drawn from the 16 communities of SHC. Among the total respondents, 85 were middle-aged and 80 were old-aged. Means and standard deviations were computed. The t-test and the Pearson r were also employed. The findings of the study were:1. The middle-aged Sisters experienced an average level of death anxiety, acceptance of being, and a high level of spiritual well-being 2. The old-aged Sisters experienced an average level of death anxiety, a high acceptance of aging, and a high degree of spiritual well-being 3. There was a significant difference between the middle-aged and the old-aged Sisters on their attitude towards aging and death anxiety. No significant difference was seen in two groups' spiritual well-being 4. There was a significant inverse correlation between the attitude towards aging and death anxiety and, 5. No significant relationships existed between spiritual well-being and (a) acceptance of aging as well as (b) death anxiety. It was concluded that the more the Sister accepted aging as a reality, the less would her anxiety about dying be. Spiritual well-being did not make any difference in the acceptance of aging and in the anxiety for death and vice versa.
format text
author Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia
author_facet Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia
author_sort Arukalil, Genetrix Thresia
title Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
title_short Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
title_full Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
title_fullStr Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
title_full_unstemmed Acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly Sacred Heart Sisters of India
title_sort acceptance of aging, death anxiety and spiritual well-being of middle aged and elderly sacred heart sisters of india
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 1995
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1699
_version_ 1712574973410803712