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1 The Relationship Between Faith Maturity and Life Satisfaction
Amanda Roche Dr. Kristian Veit Olivet Nazarene University

2 Overview Religiosity and subjective well-being
Leonardi and Gialamis (2009) Life orientation and self-esteem Alessandri, Caprara, and Tisak (2012) Subjective well-being Faith Maturity Benson, Donahue, and Erickson (1993)

3 Hypotheses Hypothesis 1 Participants who score high on faith maturity
will also score high on life satisfaction. Hypothesis 2 The correlation coefficient between faith maturity and life satisfaction will be significant and equal to or greater than the correlation coefficients between self-esteem and life satisfaction and between life orientation and life satisfaction. Hypothesis 3 Faith maturity will predict life satisfaction as much as other known indicators of life satisfaction do.

4 Method Participants Design Procedure 90.3% Christian
6.2% did not specify their religious affiliation 3.5% Atheist, Agnostic, or non-religious Design Procedure

5 Measures In most ways my life is close to my ideal.
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) α = .84 Faith Maturity Scale (FMS) Benson, Donahue and Erickson (1993) α = .92 Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) Scheier, Carver & Bridges (1994) α = .77 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) Rosenberg (1965) α = .87 In most ways my life is close to my ideal. I am satisfied with my life. My life is committed to Jesus Christ. I have a real sense that God is guiding me. I’m always optimistic about my future. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. Really Make sure text boxes are aligned horizontally At times, I think I am no good at all. I feel that I have a number of good qualities.

6 Results Results (contd.) Hypothesis 3
Additional results – public vs. private school

7 Results (continued) Hypothesis 3

8 Results (continued) Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985)
ONU (M = 25.66, SD = 5.60) Diener et al. (M = 23.50, SD = 6.43) 7rO47zhAhWS14MKHZXIAr8QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gradreports.com%2Fcolleges%2Folivet-nazarene-university&psig=AOvVaw1r6keW2EOxgual8sxT- 9en&ust= ublish.illinois.edu%2Fiti-armore%2Fteam%2F&psig=AOvVaw208Uh0keigjJgrQgjpkzwA&ust=

9 Discussion Conclusions: Faith maturity and life satisfaction
Predictors of life satisfaction Limitations Future directions

10 References Alessandri, G., Caprara, G. V., & Tisak, J. (2012). The unique contributions of positive orientation to optimal functioning: further explanations. European psychologist, 17(1), doi: / /a000070 Benson, P. L., Donahue, M. J., & Erickson, J. A. (1993). The faith maturity scale: conceptualization, measurement, and empirical validity. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 5(1), 1-26. Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of personality assessment, 49(1), Leonardi, A. & Gialamas, V. (2009). Religiosity and psychological well-being. International journal of psychology, 44(4), doi: / Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and adolescent self-image. Princeton University Press. Scheier, M. F., Carver, C. S., & Bridges, M. W. (1994). Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 67(6), doi: /


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