Religious Orientation and Flow
Eastern Michigan University
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1-1-2006
Religious Orientation and Flow
Scott Robert Brown
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Brown, Scott Robert, "Religious Orientation and Flow" (2006). Master 's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. Paper 77.
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RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION AND FLOW by Scott Robert Brown
Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Psychology Eastern Michigan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE in Clinical Psychology
Thesis Committee: Alida Westman, PhD, Chair Rosalyn Barclay, PhD Barry Fish, PhD
March 9, 2006 Ypsilanti, Michigan
ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all of the people who helped develop, organize, edit, and produce this thesis research, including my committee members, Alida Westman, Rosalyn Barclay, and Barry Fish, the Human Subjects Review Committee Chair, Karen Saules, and my friends and colleagues who edited, proofed, or simply provided support during the project.
iii ABSTRACT This study explored the nature and extent of relationships between religious orientations, religious orthodoxy, and flow, which is an experience akin to “being in the zone” in sports. The three religious orientations examined were intrinsic religiosity, which involves shaping one’s life around religious beliefs and practices; extrinsic religiosity, which involves trying to gain rewards, such as social status, from religious
DigitalCommons@EMU
Master 's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations Master 's Theses, and Doctoral Dissertations, and Graduate Capstone Projects
1-1-2006
Religious Orientation and Flow
Scott Robert Brown
Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/theses Recommended Citation
Brown, Scott Robert, "Religious Orientation and Flow" (2006). Master 's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. Paper 77.
This Open Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Master 's Theses, and Doctoral Dissertations, and Graduate Capstone Projects at DigitalCommons@EMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master 's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU. For more information, please contact lib-ir@emich.edu.
RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION AND FLOW by Scott Robert Brown
Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Psychology Eastern Michigan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE in Clinical Psychology
Thesis Committee: Alida Westman, PhD, Chair Rosalyn Barclay, PhD Barry Fish, PhD
March 9, 2006 Ypsilanti, Michigan
ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all of the people who helped develop, organize, edit, and produce this thesis research, including my committee members, Alida Westman, Rosalyn Barclay, and Barry Fish, the Human Subjects Review Committee Chair, Karen Saules, and my friends and colleagues who edited, proofed, or simply provided support during the project.
iii ABSTRACT This study explored the nature and extent of relationships between religious orientations, religious orthodoxy, and flow, which is an experience akin to “being in the zone” in sports. The three religious orientations examined were intrinsic religiosity, which involves shaping one’s life around religious beliefs and practices; extrinsic religiosity, which involves trying to gain rewards, such as social status, from religious
References: Figure 1. A theoretical graph of flow experiences and the balance between challenges and skills, adapted from Csikszentmihalyi (1975).