Date
4-2009
Department
Counseling Department
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Chair
Ron Hawkins
Primary Subject Area
Psychology, Clinical; Psychology, Cognitive
Keywords
Biblical Intervention, Bibliotherapeutic, Christian Maturity, Hope, Scripture, Source of Hope
Recommended Citation
Mills, Max Grayson, "Scripture as a Source of Hopefulness for Adult Christian Men and Women" (2009). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 157.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/157
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.
