Elephant in the Room: Why Spirituality and Religion Matter for Public Health

Oman, Doug

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73966-3_1

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“…The concept of SPIR is thus multidimensional and often criticized as elusive to define (Biccheri et al, 2016; Day, 2017; Ho & Yin, 2016). On the one hand, there is a strong conceptual similarity to religion (Day, 2017; Klein, Hood, Silver, Keller, & Streib, 2016; Koenig, King, & Carson, 2012; Oman, 2018a; Zinnbauer & Pargament, 2005). In consequence, SPIR and religion are often used side by side or with a slash in between (Koenig et al, 2012; Streib & Hood, 2016).…”

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In consequence, SPIR and religion are often used side by side or with a slash in between (Koenig et al, 2012; Streib & Hood, 2016). On the other hand, SPIR and religion are more and more seen as closely related, yet distinct concepts (Klein et al, 2016; Oman, 2018a). In this context, a general shift from religion to SPIR can be observed in the self-identification of individuals as well as in the terminology in publications (Hastings, 2016; Oman, 2018a; Parsons, 2018).…”

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, SPIR and religion are more and more seen as closely related, yet distinct concepts (Klein et al, 2016; Oman, 2018a). In this context, a general shift from religion to SPIR can be observed in the self-identification of individuals as well as in the terminology in publications (Hastings, 2016; Oman, 2018a; Parsons, 2018). This shift reflects the expansion of the term SPIR over the last years.…”

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As such, it was shifted toward something more individual and self-referential (Steinhauser et al, 2017). Compared with religion, SPIR can be summarized as a more universal term and often has become like an umbrella term to be most inclusive (Oman, 2018a; Streib & Hood, 2016). To offer such an inclusive scope of the construct, which incorporates both traditional religiousness as well as aspects oriented toward self-fulfillment, the term SPIR is preferred over religion also in this paper.…”

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mediated association between spirituality and life satisfaction in chronically ill undergraduate students.

Maier

Surżykiewicz

2020

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Preservation of life satisfaction in the face of a chronic illness is of major importance for psychosocial functioning. We addressed in this study how spirituality relates to global life satisfaction in young people with chronic physical illnesses. Based on social-cognitive theory, the transactional model of stress and coping, and Pargament’s theory of religious coping, a serial mediation model with general self-efficacy beliefs and proactive coping as related linkage variables was proposed. In a cross-sectional design, 304 undergraduate students with different chronic physical diseases completed an online survey. As expected, students higher in spirituality reported higher general self-efficacy beliefs, which subsequently related to better proactive coping and which then subsequently related to higher life satisfaction (Bserial = 0.04, SEserial = 0.02, 95% CI [0.01, 0.09]). There was also a specific indirect effect of spirituality on life satisfaction through self-efficacy beliefs only (Bspecific M1 = 0.12, SEspecific M1 = 0.04, 95% CI [0.05, 0.20]). In addition, a direct association of spirituality and life satisfaction was revealed (Bdirect = 0.15, SEdirect = 0.07, p = .039). Findings indicate an important role of spirituality in well-being. General self-efficacy beliefs and proactive coping were identified as key variables in the relation between spirituality and global life satisfaction.

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Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spir and Ls In People With Chronic Illnessesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mediated association between spirituality and life satisfaction in chronically ill undergraduate students.

Maier

Surżykiewicz

2020

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…Accumulating evidence supports the adoption of various habits and behaviors to improve cognitive and emotional well-being. For example, Americans are urged to be more physically active, reduce stress, and connect socially ( 1 – 5 ). One problem with the plethora of recommendations is that individuals may be confused about which behaviors to adopt first.…”

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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Influence of mHealth-Supported N-of-1 Trials for Enhanced Cognitive and Emotional Well-Being in US Volunteers

Kravitz

Aguilera

Chen

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Front. Public Health

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Intercessory Rote Prayer, Life Longevity and the Mortality of Roman Catholic Bishops: An Exploratory Study

2021

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Based on a computational analysis of a large dataset, this study explores if there is a significant longevity effect of intercessory prayer for a named individual’s well-being, if he receives a very high number of prayers per annum for an extended period. We relied on an observational cohort study, based on data from 1988 to 2018, including 857 Roman Catholic bishops, 500 Catholic priests, and 3038 male academics from six countries. We measured the covariance of the mean length of life, controlled for nationality. It was found that there is a main effect for occupation F(2, 4391) = 4.07, p = 0.017, ηp2 = 0.002, with pairwise comparisons indicating significant differences between the mean life duration of bishops (M = 30,489) and of priests (M = 29,894), but none between the academic teachers (M = 30,147) and either of the other groups. A comparison analysis between bishops from the largest and the smallest dioceses showed no significant difference t(67.31) = 1.61, p = 0.11. The first analysis proved that bishops live longer than priests, but due to a marginal effect size this result should be treated with caution. No difference was found between the mean length of life of bishops from the largest and the smallest dioceses.

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Elephant in the Room: Why Spirituality and Religion Matter for Public Health

Cited by 16 publications

References 46 publications

Mediated association between spirituality and life satisfaction in chronically ill undergraduate students.

Mediated association between spirituality and life satisfaction in chronically ill undergraduate students.

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Influence of mHealth-Supported N-of-1 Trials for Enhanced Cognitive and Emotional Well-Being in US Volunteers

Intercessory Rote Prayer, Life Longevity and the Mortality of Roman Catholic Bishops: An Exploratory Study

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