Religiosity, Aging, and Life Satisfaction

Abstract

A review of the past studies of religiosity and aging indicates that a number of common patterns of church attendance, belief in God, life satisfaction and personal adjustment can be found. Past research indicates that church attendance hits a low point between 18 and 24, remains relatively stable between 25 and 54, rises slightly after 54 and drops slightly after 80. Thus for most of one's adult life up to age 80, church attendance is fairly stable with a slight rise in the later years. The data indicated that a majority of all age groups express a belief in God but that the older one becomes the more likely helshe is to express a belief in God. There is a tendendcy for a higher percentage of older age groups to believe that religion is important in one's life and to believe in immortality. All of the past studies that looked at religiosity and life satisfaction came to the same conclusion-those persons who attend church experience greater life satisfaction and are better adjusted than those who do not. ...

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