Date
9-19-2023
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)
Chair
James Guy
Keywords
religiosity, spirituality, work-life choice, work-life balance, work-life conflict, work-family conflict, work-life integration
Disciplines
Human Resources Management | Psychology
Recommended Citation
Slowinski, Patrick T., "Examining Religiosity, Spirituality, and Work-Life Choice among Graduate Psychology Students in U.S. Programs" (2023). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 4828.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4828
Abstract
Religiosity and spirituality have been found to positively affect health, longevity, and happiness in some studies. However, a dearth of U.S. - based research on the relationship among religiosity and spirituality and work-life choice (also known as work-life balance, work-life conflict, and work-life integration) exists. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship among religiosity and spirituality and work-life choice in online graduate psychology programs at universities in the United States. One hundred forty-three respondents completed 44 Likert-scaled items from previously validated instruments: the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory-10 (SISRI-24), the Religious Commitment Inventory-10 (RCI-10), and the Work-Life Integration (WLI) survey. Multilinear regression analysis determined that spirituality predicted work-life choice, while religiosity and demographic variables were not significant predictors of work-life choice.
