Sexual-Spiritual Development: 12 Post-Menopausal Women's Sexual-Spiritual Development - Softcover

Scarpa-Mannina, Ph.D., Marissa

 
9783639106985: Sexual-Spiritual Development: 12 Post-Menopausal Women's Sexual-Spiritual Development
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3639106989 ISBN 13: 9783639106985
Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

This study examined the relationship between women?s sexual and spiritual development. Thirteen post-menopausal women were interviewed using qualitative and creative expression methods. Creative expression methods included a timeline of the participants? self-determined salient experiences of sexual-spiritual development and collages depicting participants? view of their sexual-spiritual self. Both the timeline and collage were used for individual interviews.Two test measures, the Short Index of Self-Actualization and the Spiritual Perspectives Scale, were used to assess participants individually and as a group. Results of both tests showed that this group is high in levels of self-actualization and spirituality as measured by the instruments. For some of the participants menopause signaled the beginning of their conscious sexual-spiritual journey.

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About the Author

Dr. Scarpa-Mannina received her masters and doctoral degrees from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She also has a fine arts background. Her years as a licensed massage therapist enhanced her interest in the mind-body connection.

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Publisher
VDM Verlag
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3639106989
ISBN 13 
9783639106985
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
112