Nance Jennifer G, Quinn Griffin Mary T, McNulty Sister Rita, Fitzpatrick Joyce J
North Richland Hills, Texas, USA.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Nov-Dec;24(6):338-44. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181fbdd92.
Prayer is the most common complementary and alternative intervention used by most Americans. Yet, little is known about the prayer practices of young adults. In this exploratory study, 4 types of prayer practices of 62 young adults (21-30 years old) are described. The 4 different categories of prayer were: contemplative-meditative, ritualistic, petitionary, and colloquial. Participants most often used colloquial prayer practice, that is, asking God to provide guidance or talking to God in their own words. Recommendations for future research are included.
祈祷是大多数美国人最常用的补充和替代干预方式。然而，对于年轻人的祈祷习惯却知之甚少。在这项探索性研究中，描述了62名年轻人（21至30岁）的4种祈祷方式。这4种不同类型的祈祷分别是：沉思冥想型、仪式型、祈求型和口语型。参与者最常使用口语型祈祷方式，即请求上帝给予指引或以自己的语言与上帝交谈。文中还包括了对未来研究的建议。
