Effect of Spiritual-Religious Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, and Adjustment to Parental Divorce in Female High School Students

Abstract

Children who experience parental divorce undergo crisis, shock, and disruption of their sense of security and psychological well-being (5). Besides, it causes behavioral problems, and reduces their adaptability (7); however, the impact of divorce may vary with the age of the children (6). According to the results of a study conducted by Seijo et al., children of divorce were more likely to have symptoms of depression, anxiety, aggression, paranoid thoughts, social isolation, social exclusion, and I

Effect of a religious coping intervention of rational emotive behavior therapy on mental health of adult learners with type II diabetes

“…In this regard, the effectiveness of the religious coping intervention of REBT could be attributed to the use of religious imagery and disputation techniques to demonstrate how depressive or anxiety conditions could be managed or eliminated in one life. This finding aligns with the finding of Kahrizeh et al, [ 27 ] which revealed that spiritual-religious intervention substantially reduced anxiety and depression. Furthermore, this finding of this study supports the previous study showing that religiosity has a positive impact on improving T2DM management.…”

“…On the effectiveness of the religious intervention, Kahrizel et al, [ 27 ] used a quasi-experimental study to investigate the effect of the spiritual-religious intervention on anxiety, depression and adjustment to parental divorce among female schoolchildren. The results revealed that spiritual-religious intervention significantly affected participants’ anxiety, depression, and adjustment to parental divorce.…”

“…There needs to be more empirical literature regarding the effectiveness of religious coping interventions among patients with T2DM. Although Kahrizel et al, [ 27 ] conducted a quasi-experimental study to investigate the spiritual-religious intervention on anxiety, depression and adjustment to parental divorce among female school children; the study was not a randomized trial and was not focused on adult learners’ mental health with T2DM. In addition, only the Onyishi et al [ 22 ] study was conducted in Nigeria using a narrative-integrative review.…”