Scripture as a source of hopefulness for adult Christian men and women
by Mills, Max Grayson, Ph.D., LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, 2009, 165 pages; 3359885

Abstract:

The primary focus of this study was to evaluate the effect of a Bible study intervention on increasing the levels of hopefulness in a non-clinical population of adult Christian men and women. Using a randomly assigned pretest-posttest eight-week control group design, data was obtained from a sample of 60 adult Christian men (N=25) and women (N=35). Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that the bibliotherapeutic intervention was effective at (p. < .01). The study also revealed a positive correlation between hopefulness and spiritual maturity at (p. < 01). Of the 31 participants in the treatment group, 20 individuals (64.5%) made a meaningful change in their levels of hopefulness at post treatment.
 
AdvisersRonald E. Hawkins; Gary A. Sibcy
SchoolLIBERTY UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/B 70-06, p. , Aug 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsReligion; Clinical psychology; Cognitive psychology
Publication Number3359885
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