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Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology in adulthood : a developmental view

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Day, James [UCL]

For decades, psychologists have been interested in the question whether, and how, religious and spiritual behavior, in terms of beliefs, attitudes, practices, and belonging, could be scientifically studied and assessed in terms of their relative good, or ill, for human well-being. This article considers contributions of religious commitment and spiritual practice to well-being and cognitive-developmental theoretical models and related bodies of empirical and clinical research regarding religious and spiritual development across the life cycle, with particular attention to questions related to positive adult development.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2010
Language Anglais
Journal information "Journal of Adult Development" - Vol. 17, no.4, p. 215-229 (2010)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Springer New York LLC (New York)
issn 1068-0667
e-issn 1573-3440
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute
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Bibliographic reference Day, James. Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology in adulthood : a developmental view. In: Journal of Adult Development, Vol. 17, no.4, p. 215-229 (2010)
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