본 연구는 종교가 삶의 의미에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 종교적 대처의 매개경로를 구조방정식 모형을 통해 확인하였다. J지역 대학에 다니고 있는 대학생 중 자신의 종교가 기독교라고 응답한 358명의 자료가 분석되었다. 측정도구로는 종교 성향 척도, 종교적 대처 척도 및 삶의 의미척도를 사용하였다. 이론적 잠재변수를 대표하는 측정치로는 내재적 종교 성향에는 종교의 내면화와 삶의 방향설정, 긍정적 종교적 대처에는 하나님 및 타인과의 친밀감 추구, 호의적/협조적 대처, 종교적 지시/회심/초점/영적 연결, 종교적 정화/용서, 적극적인 종교적 의탁, 삶의 의미에 관련된 측정치는 삶의 목적과 실존적 공허가 각기 선정되었다. 선행 연구들을 바탕으로 가설적 모형을 제시하고 구조방정식 모형을 통해 타당성을 통계적으로 검증하였다. 연구 결과, 긍정적 종교적 대처가 내재 성향과 삶의 의미 사이를 부분 매개할 것이라는 가설적 모형이 적절하고 타당한 모형으로 검증되었다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 제한점과 시사점이 논의되었다.
The purpose of this study was to confirm the influence of religion on meaning of life and mediation path religious coping was identify using Structural Equation Modeling(SEM). The participants are 358 christian college students. Measures was Religious Orientation scale,Religious Coping scale and Purpose of life scale. For the theoretical latent variables, living of religious and direction for living were included for intrinsic religious orientation, seeking intimacy with others and closeness to God, benevolent/collaborative religious coping, seeking religious direction/ conversion/focus/spiritual connection, religious purification/forgiving, active religious surrender for positive religious coping, purpose of life and existential vacuum for meaning of life were selected. Hypothetical models are presented from previous study and tested with structural equation model. The results of structural equation analyses proved that the hypothetical model which religious coping mediated the relationship between intrinsic religious orientation and meaning of life. Finally, the limitations of this study and the directions of future study were discussed.
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