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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND EMPATHY AMONG KOREAN ADULT CHRISTIANS

초록/요약

This study investigates the relationship between spiritual maturity and empathy among Adult Christians, whose ages ranged from 30 to 50, in Korea. The subjects are 178 Christians in the Seoul area and Gyunggido province (Bundang, Suwon, Kwagnmeong, Incheon, Indukone and Kuri). Also, the researcher have been involved several institutions of psychology or counseling in the Seoul area. Data was collected from January 20, 2007 to February 27, 2007. The self-report questionnaires of this study were distributed and collected. The Spiritual Assessment Inventory (SAI) (Hall & Edwards, 2002) and Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) by Davis (1980) were used to explore the relation between Spiritual Maturity and Empathy. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and the Pearson Product-Moment correlation are used to analyze the data. Also, a multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the relative strength of five subscales of SAI on predicting the empathy. The findings of this study indicated that there was significant correlation between spiritual maturity and empathy. The result from the Multiple Regression shows that the effects of the awareness of between God and human, and the instability experience in the relationship with God were significant to predict empathy.

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CHAPTER Ⅰ. Introcudtion = 1
Background and Importance of the Study = 1
Purpose of the Study = 6
Statement of the Research Questions = 7
CHAPTER Ⅱ. Theoretical Background = 8
Spiritual Maturity = 8
Spirituality = 8
Empathy = 12
Empathy = 12
The example of Jesus’Empathy = 17
Spiritual Maturity and Empathy = 18
The relationship of Spiritual maturity and Empathy = 18
Chapter Ⅲ. Research Design = 24
Sample Selection Procedure = 24
Operational Definitions = 25
Instruments = 28
Method of Data Analysis = 29
Research Hypotheses = 30
CHAPTER Ⅳ. Findings = 31
Demographic Data = 31
Correlation Analysis = 33
Multiple regressions = 38
CHAPTER Ⅴ. CONCULSIONS = 39
Discussion and the Findings = 39
Implications of Findings = 45
Limitations and Recommendations = 47
Reference = 50
APPENDIX A: Questionnaires = 58
Spiritual Assessment Inventory = 59
Interpersonal Reaction Index = 62
영적 성숙과 공감과의 상관관계에 대한 설문조사 = 64
Demographic Questionnarire (Korean Version) = 65
영적 성숙도 척도 (Spiritual Assessment Inventory) = 66
대인 관계 반응지수 척도(Interpersonal Reaction Index) = 69

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