The impact of religious behaviours on the health and well-being of emerging adults

Kirk, Chris; Lewis, Robin J.

doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.730037

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“…to a deeper understanding of how R/S served them. Part of their reported growth in faith may be a result of natural development for AYA; between the ages of 18 to 25 [23], adults continue their identity development [9,23]. We anticipated that the experience of HSCT might lead to a change in participants' R/S.…”

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“…Over 90% of adolescents in the United States report a belief in God; several studies describe adolescents' use of religion and spirituality for coping with health concerns [7,8]. Young adults' religious and spirituality behaviors, such as prayer and service attendance, have been demonstrated to have a relationship with their health behaviors [9]. The way AYA make meaning of their illnesses has been the subject of study, yielding some surprising results; for instance, Haller et al found several studies indicating that young people had "a wide array of views on the causes of illness that often differ from the biomedical view" [10].…”

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Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

Ragsdale

Hegner

Mueller

et al. 2014

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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The potential benefits (or detriments) of religious beliefs in adolescent and young adults (AYA) are poorly understood. Moreover, the literature gives little guidance to health care teams or to chaplains about assessing and addressing the spiritual needs of AYA receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). We used an institutional review board-approved, prospective, longitudinal study to explore the use of religion and/or spirituality (R/S) in AYA HSCT recipients and to assess changes in belief during the transplantation experience. We used the qualitative methodology, grounded theory, to gather and analyze data. Twelve AYA recipients were interviewed within 100 days of receiving HSCT and 6 participants were interviewed 1 year after HSCT; the other 6 participants died. Results from the first set of interviews identified 5 major themes: using R/S to address questions of "why me?" and "what will happen to me;" believing God has a reason; using faith practices; and benefitting from spiritual support people. The second set of interviews resulted in 4 major themes: believing God chose me; affirming that my life has a purpose; receiving spiritual encouragement; and experiencing strengthened faith. We learned that AYA patients were utilizing R/S far more than we suspected and that rather than losing faith in the process of HSCT, they reported using R/S to cope with illness and HSCT and to understand their lives as having special purpose. Our data, supported by findings of adult R/S studies, suggest that professionally prepared chaplains should be proactive in asking AYA patients about their understanding and use of faith, and the data can actively help members of the treatment team understand how AYA are using R/S to make meaning, address fear, and inform medical decisions.

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Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

Ragsdale

Hegner

Mueller

et al. 2014

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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“…This study is unique in that we surveyed college counselors who have addressed substance abuse issues in their clinical work with college students. Given the prevalence of alcohol and other drug use on college campuses (Johnston et al, 2015), the robust findings in the literature supporting religion and spirituality as protective factors against substance abuse (Allen & Lo, 2010;Chitwood et al, 2008;Ford & Blumenstein, 2013;Kim-Spoon et al, 2014;Kirk & Lewis, 2013;Moscati & Mezuk, 2014), and previous studies documenting counselors' hesitancy to address religion and spirituality (Cashwell et al, 2013;Cornish et al, 2012;Frazier & Hansen, 2009), we were interested in college counselors' use of religious and spiritual elements in substance abuse counseling.…”

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“…Repeatedly, researchers have posited that religion and spirituality are inversely related to drug and alcohol use across the life span (Allen & Lo, ; Chitwood et al, ; Ford & Blumenstein, ; Kim‐Spoon et al, ; Kirk & Lewis, ; Moscati & Mezuk, ). For example, in a study of 219 adolescents, religiousness had a significant negative correlation with four types of substance use (Kim‐Spoon et al, ).…”

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“…Although some counselors may perceive substance use and religion/spirituality to be unrelated, previous researchers have confirmed that the two constructs are connected. Specifically, a robust inverse relationship exists between religion/spirituality and alcohol and other drug use (Allen & Lo, ; Chitwood, Weiss, & Leukefeld, ; Ford & Blumenstein, ; Kim‐Spoon, Farley, Holmes, Longo, & McCullough, ; Kirk & Lewis, ; Moscati & Mezuk, ). Therefore, given the ethical mandates to explore religion and spirituality with clients, the prevalence of substance use at college, and the connection between substance use and religion/spirituality, we sought to explore college counselors' integration of religion and spirituality into substance abuse counseling.…”

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Examining College Counselors' Integration of Religion and Spirituality Into Substance Abuse Counseling

Giordano

Prosek

Hastings

2016

J Addict Offender Couns

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The Contribution of Religiosity and Optimism on Well-Being of Youth and Emerging Adults in Italy

Inguglia

Musso

Iannello

et al. 2017

Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology

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In line with the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework positing that religion provides youth with resources to thrive, this chapter presents a contribution analyzing associations between religiosity and well-being among middle and late adolescents and emerging adults in Italy. Italy is a unique context to study this topic due to societal relevance and historical presence of Catholicism. We conceptualized religiosity as religious commitment and well-being as life satisfaction and focused on the mediating role of optimism between these two constructs. A multiplegroup path model revealed a direct invariant link between religious commitment and life satisfaction as well as a significant mediating role of optimism in middle adolescents and emerging adults, but not in late adolescents. Conclusions afford implications about why and how religiosity and optimism contribute to PYD in cultural contexts like Italy. Theoretical Framework and Main QuestionsReligiosity, in terms of adherence to religious rituals, values and practices of an institutionalized doctrine (Hill et al., 2000), has been linked to satisfaction with life as a relevant dimension of youth's subjective well-

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The impact of religious behaviours on the health and well-being of emerging adults

Cited by 22 publications

References 37 publications

Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

Examining College Counselors' Integration of Religion and Spirituality Into Substance Abuse Counseling

The Contribution of Religiosity and Optimism on Well-Being of Youth and Emerging Adults in Italy

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