| Unseen Growth/Benefit | Persons who score high on this domain seek to fulfill their religious mission in life. They want to experience the sacredness of living things and unity with an ultimate reality. They try to infuse the spiritual dimension in their relationships and to manifest their divinity. |
| Unseen Defensive/Protective | Persons who score high on this domain seek to avoid fearful or painful aspects of the afterlife. |
| Ordinary Growth/Benefit | Persons who score high on this domain seek to obtain the benefits of spirituality in this life, such as happiness, fulfillment, peace of mind, and self-esteem. Spirituality enables them to find the strength to do what's right and to be better persons. |
| Ordinary Defensive/Protective | Persons who score high on this domain seek to avoid unpleasant feelings like fear, guilt, and confusion. They want to feel less helpless, less empty, & to avoid suffering. |
| Cal Poly SLO | SLO Community Groups | |||
| Number: | 186 | 49 | ||
| Age: | 21.2 (17-56) | 37.6 (13-82) | ||
| Employment: | 61.8% students | 50% students 22% FT employed 18% retired |
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| Ethnicity: | 63.4% white 18.8% Hispanic 5.9% Asian American |
56% Asian American 42% white |
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| Gender: | 60.2% female 39.2% male |
52% female 46% male |
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| Income: | 36.6% over $80,000 | 22% over $80,000 | ||
| Marital Status: | 90.3% never married | 48% never married | ||
| Religious Affiliation: | 30.6% Baptist 12.2% Episcopal 12.2% Methodist 12.2% Interdenominational |
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| 8.24 | 8.80 | |||
| Ordinary Defensive: | 4.01 | 4.40 | ||
| Ordinary Growth: | 4.74 | 4.91 | ||
| Unseen Defensive: | 4.61 | 4.07 | ||
| Unseen Growth: | 4.69 | 5.24 | ||