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Religiosidad Y Felicidad En Alumnos Universitarios: ¿Es Mejor Trabajar Con Los Ancianos?, T. L. Brink Oct 2015

Religiosidad Y Felicidad En Alumnos Universitarios: ¿Es Mejor Trabajar Con Los Ancianos?, T. L. Brink

T. L. Brink

Reports on self-estimated life satisfaction and religiosity (present and future projected) in different populations of Mexican university students. Student levels of life satisfaction were comparable to the national norms (Mitofsky) but were lower than the national norms for religiosity. Unlike in the U.S., there was no correlation between religiosity and life satisfaction. Students in a gerontology program showed higher levels of religiosity than those in another university.


The Dance Of Life: A Cognitive & Contextual Theory Of Adult Development, T. L. Brink Jun 2015

The Dance Of Life: A Cognitive & Contextual Theory Of Adult Development, T. L. Brink

T. L. Brink

Adult development cannot be conceptualized by stage theories, but involves numerous competing roles. Religion can be a force for resilience.