가톨릭노인의 내재적,외재적 종교성향이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 = The Impact of intrinsic-extrinsic religious orientation on Satisfaction of Life of the Cathlic Elderly

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study is to examine the difference in life satisfaction between intrinsic religious orientation and extrinsic religious orientation by analysing elderly believers` religious dispositons. Objects of investigation were 86 elderly persons as the Catholic believers and they were devided into two groups for this research. One group was to sublimate religion into intrinsic motive, another group was to use it as a means of self-comfort and rationalization. The results of such analysis are as follows. There is close correlation between life satisfaction and intrinsic or extrinsic religious belief. And believers who get an enhanced disposition in the side of intrinsic religious orientation are more satisfied with their lives than believers of a low intrinsic disposition. On the basis of findings in this research, I want to make overtures of a fitting program for cultivation and strengthening of the intrinsic spirituality. Accordingly, each religious organization is obliged to develop and apply various programs in the religious side for the glow of their lives because the Catholic elderly who have an enhanced inclination in the side of intrinsic religious orientation is more satisfied than the elderly of extrinsic religious orientation.