Date of Award
2005
Level of Access Assigned by Author
Open-Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Human Development
Advisor
Sandra Caron
Second Committee Member
Phyllis Brazee
Third Committee Member
Mary Ellin Logue
Abstract
This study examines the spiritual dimension within human development by looking at the ways in which spirituality is defined, how growth may take place and how one aspect of its connection with other dimensions is experienced. In a survey designed to investigate connection between spirituality and sexuality, 33 women in mid-life and beyond reported experiencing such a connection. Information was obtained by means of a 25-question survey. Analysis of the surveys shows that for these respondents sexual experience does involve characteristics that are spiritual in nature. This study contributes to the foundation upon which further investigation may serve to expand the understanding of spirituality and its development. The potential for understanding intimacy-connectedness with others and with the Divine is abundant for examination.
Recommended Citation
Osborne, Hannah C., "Spiritual Development: An Exploratory Study of Women's Views on the Connection between Spirituality and Sexuality" (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 455.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/455