Life change and spirituality among a college student cohort.
OBJECTIVE
Because college marks a time when life-change is typically high, the authors designed this study to determine whether life-change was related to degree of spirituality, the "directing" component of health, among a college student cohort.


METHODS
The sample group, consisting of 180 northeastern US undergraduate college students, completed the 48-item Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R) and the Schedule of Recent Experience (SRE) in the fall semester of 2004.


RESULTS
Findings indicate that college students who reported experiencing higher levels of life change, both positive and negative, also scored lower on spirituality. Nevertheless, these students had scores indicative of a higher desire to find spirituality, even though their motivation to do so was low.


CONCLUSIONS
Although life changes among college students likely will remain high, lower spirituality can be enhanced; therefore, interested health educators are encouraged to help students increase their degree of spirituality.
Muller
Susan M
SM
HPEHP Department, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. smmuller@salisbury.edu
Dennis
Dixie L
DL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D029181:Spirituality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities