International Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Impact Of Gender, Religion And Age On Spirituality

1Department of Clinical Psychology, SGT University & Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana,

2Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Abstract

The main aim of the present research was to examine the main effects of gender (males and females), religion (Muslims and Hindus) and age (younger and older adults) and the interactions among them on the dimensions and overall spirituality. The Spirituality Questionnaire developed by Hardt, Schultz, Xander, Becker, and Dragon (2012) was administered to 400 adults. Results revealed that the main effect of age was found significant on all dimensions and overall spirituality. The interaction effect between gender and age was found to be significant on ‘feeling of security’ dimension of spirituality.

Keywords

Spirituality, Gender, Age, Religion