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Effects of the Transcendence Virtues of Christian Young Adults on Religious Well-being and Existential Well-being

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2015, 23(2), pp.103-128
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2015.23.2.103
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : October 12, 2015
  • Accepted : November 12, 2015

bakmiha 1

1한영신학대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of transcendence virtues of Christian young adults on religious well-being and existential well-being. As for research object, 238 Christian young adults were selected and transcendence virtues, religious well-being scale and existential well-being scale were conducted. As for data analysis, SPSS 18.0 was used. The results are as follow. First, it was found that there was a positive correlation among the transcendence virtues, religious well-being and existential well-being of Christian young adults. Second, gratitude and spirituality of transcendence virtues were having positive effects regarding religious well-being and appreciation was having negative effects. However, optimism and humor were found to have no significant effects. Namely, it means that religious well-being increases when spirituality and gratitude are high and appreciation is low. Third, gratitude and optimism of transcendence virtues were having positive effects regarding existential well-being and appreciation was having negative effects. However, humor and spirituality were found to have no significant effects. Namely, it means that existential well-being increases when gratitude and optimism are high and appreciation is low. Such results show that transcendence virtues of Christian young adults is having respectively different effects on religious well-being and existential well-being. There is a need for differentiated intervention of transcendence virtues in enhancing the religious well-being and existential well-being of Christian young adults.

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