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Database – Central and Eastern Europe

Question of benefit of religiosity/spirituality to quality of life of Czech seniors.

Years of the research: 2008

Country: Czech Republic

Language: Czech

Keywords:

  • ageing
  • European Value Study
  • religiosity
  • spirituality
  • quality of life

Abstract:

The paper deals with searching connections between religiosity and quality of life in senior population. The topic is coming out of the increasing social stress on searching ways how to best support the concept of quality of life within individual and population aging. Pursuant to findings of many foreign studies, which mainly document very positive correlation, we have been proving whether and to what extent is religiosity respectively spirituality an intervening force for quality of life of Czech seniors. The first part of the paper summarizes theoretical conceptions of the terms religiosity, spirituality and quality of life and their mutual interaction. The second part deals with the question of application of these connections to domestic surroundings. The analyses used the data from the European Value Survey.

Researchers:

  • Lucie Vidovićová
  • Věra Suchomelová

Target group: people over 60

Sample:

560 respondents over 60 out of N=1821 respondents

Aims/Objectives/Background:

To find connections between religiosity and quality of life in senior population. Foreign research shows positive connection between religiosity and quality of life. This study aims to research this connection in the Czech Republic.

Findings/outcome/conclusion/research questions:

Spirituality is not a factor relevant to well-being in life of Czech seniors.

Online publication/reports/links:
http://is.muni.cz/repo/1136022/K4_Vidovicova.pdf

Financed by: Specific research at universities, project with public funding

Contact person: Vidovićová, Lucie - http://www.muni.cz/fi/people/11638/cv