Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health

Gallagher, Eugene B.; Wadsworth, Angela L.; Stratton, Terry D.

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“…T here has been a growing interest in religion in psychiatry and other fields of medicine in recent years (Gallagher et al, 2002;Kroll et al, 2004;Weaver et al, 2003). This interest is spurred, in part, by the accumulating evidence in the health and social sciences showing a positive relationship between religion and psychological well-being (Ellison and Levin, 1998;Ellison et al, 2001;Koenig, 2004;Krause and Ellison, 2003).…”

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Belief in Life After Death and Mental Health

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Koenig

Ellison

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Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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The present study examined the association between belief in life after death and six measures of psychiatric symptomology in a national sample of 1403 adult Americans. A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between belief in life after death and symptom severity on all six symptom clusters that were examined (i.e., anxiety, depression, obsession-compulsion, paranoia, phobia, and somatization) after controlling for demographic and other variables (e.g., stress and social support) that are known to influence mental health. No significant association was found between the frequency of attending religious services and any of the mental health measures. The results are discussed in terms of the potentially salubrious effects of religious belief systems on mental health. These findings suggest that it may be more valuable to focus on religious beliefs than on religious practices and behaviors in research on religion and mental health.

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Belief in Life After Death and Mental Health

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Ellison

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“…Spirituality plays an acknowledged role in protecting against some risk situations, like in the case of alcohol abuse (21) and supports mental (22)(23) and physical (24) health.…”

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Reliability and validity of spirituality questionnaire by Parsian and Dunning in the Spanish version

Heredia

Sánchez

Vargas

2012

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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The aim of this methodological study was to translate, culturally adapt and assess the internal consistency and validity of the Spanish version of the "Spirituality Questionnaire". The sample comprised 204 young people between 18 and 25 years of age from two universities in Bogotá.Cronbach's Alpha was used for reliability, while groups of experts and young people were used for construct validity. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used for construct validity.The reliability score of the total instrument was 0.88. The overall index of content validity corresponded to 0.90. Exploratory factor analysis showed that four factors explain 52.60% of the variance. The originally proposed theoretical model was confirmed and, in two dimensions, a different structure was proposed. In conclusion, the instrument "Spirituality Questionnaire" by Parsian and Dunning is reliable and valid in the Spanish version.Descriptors: Spirituality; Questionnaires; Validity of Tests; Young Adult. 1 This research was supported by Division de Investigacion de la Sede Bogotá de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (DIB 11921).Paper extracted from Doctoral Dissertation "Autotrascendencia espiritualidad y bienestar en adultos emergentes universitarios no consumidores y consumidores moderados de alcohol, aportes desde la promoción de la salud" presented to Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Confiabilidad y validez del cuestionario de espiritualidad de Parsian y Dunning en versión españolaSe presenta un estudio de tipo metodológico, cuyo objetivo fue el de traducir, adaptar culturalmente, evaluar la consistencia interna y la validez de la versión en español del IntroductionThe validation of scales is considered an important part of the development of science and knowledge (1) .To support the development of the doctoral dissertation entitled Self-transcendence, Spirituality and Well-Being in Emerging Adult College Students with no or moderate Alcohol Consumption, the reliability and validity of the instrument "Spirituality Questionnaire" (2) had to be determined, which would be part of the set of instruments used in the project and whose psychometric properties had not been determined in Spanish.Spirituality has been reported in health and nursing literature as an element that contributes to people's mental and physical wellbeing (3)(4)(5) . Similarly, it has been described as a protective factor against alcohol abuse in the young adult population (6)(7)(8) . It is important to appoint that, in research, spirituality has been addressed from two perspectives. The first focuses on religion, religiosity and religious practices and commitments. The second approach reconstructs spirituality in a perspective that adopts a broader view of God, including the values and principles that gives meaning and purpose to life (9) .In the later, an instrument is available, developed in Australia, which focuses on the spirituality concept based on the internal identity, the meaning of life and young people's connection with themselves and with a higher ...

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“…The goals of a spiritual assessment, and how this is translated, if at all in the care plan that follows, dictates how in-depth the process should be. A basic assessment may reveal the clients' general belief system, how often, if ever, they participate in formal functions, how important they feel spirituality/religion is in their day-to-day life, and ascertain if aspects of their spiritual life are a focus of concern at present (Amato, 1994;Gallagher et al, 2002). While Amato (1994) argues that even a surface-level assessment uncovers valuable information to guide future endeavors, it would be foolish to consider a few questions appended on an intake form as a comprehensive assessment of an individual's religious/spiritual life (Lawrence, 2002).…”

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“…For some clinicians entering in this sphere is considered taboo, and some may invoke the separation of church and state standard to justify this stance. More common is the feeling that exploring this content is simply too intrusive (Gallagher et al, 2002;Fallot, 1998). This position is particularly preplexing given that few areas of life are considered too intimate or out of bounds in individual and group therapy processes (Gallager et al, 2002).…”

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Spirituality: A Road to Mental Health or Mental Illness

Sullivan

2009

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social T

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Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health

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Belief in Life After Death and Mental Health

Belief in Life After Death and Mental Health

Reliability and validity of spirituality questionnaire by Parsian and Dunning in the Spanish version

Spirituality: A Road to Mental Health or Mental Illness

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