Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale Among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

Luna, Naelys; Horton, E. Gail; Sherman, Diane; Malloy, Tammy

doi:10.1007/s11469-017-9771-x

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“…Although it is unclear whether Ellison’s (1983) validation tests of EWB were conducted with Black participants, other researchers have used the larger spiritual well-being scale (Mattis, 1998) and the EWB subscale (Palmer et al, 2021) with Black samples. The construct validity of EWB has been supported by previous research, which found that EWB was negatively related to suicidal ideation (Fischer et al, 2016) and positively related to the presence of meaning in life (Luna et al, 2017). Cronbach’s α for this subscale in our study is .81.…”

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The power of faith: Racial discrimination and religiosity among Black American men.

Fike¹,

Morton²,

Thorne³

et al. 2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: Research on prosocial behavior among Black 1 Americans should account for the daily realities that many face, including racial discrimination and cultural resources which may provide sources of resilience amidst injustice, such as religiosity and spirituality. We assessed whether racial discrimination, religiosity, and existential well-being (EWB) are related to the odds of engaging in prosocial behaviors for Black men. Method: Using data from a community-dwelling sample of 171 Black men in the United States, we used logistic regression tests to assess whether racial discrimination, organizational religiosity, personal religiosity, and EWB were associated with Black men's volunteering, mentoring, and charitable giving. We also examined whether racial discrimination moderated the association between religiosity and prosocial behavior. Results: Discrimination was not significantly associated with Black men's odds of engaging in prosocial actions. Odds of volunteering were significantly greater among Black men who reported more regular involvement at their religious institutions. Personal religiosity was also significantly associated with greater odds of mentoring youth and charitable giving. Discrimination did not significantly moderate any associations. Conclusions: Black men's faith is a relevant contributor to their prosocial action. Religious institutions and psychologists can work collaboratively in supporting this positive trajectory. Public Significance StatementActions oriented toward helping others (prosocial behavior) are healthy for individuals who are prosocial and for society as a whole; yet, Black men are rarely considered in research on this topic. Further, Black men make decisions to be prosocial despite the antisocial racial adversity they face commonly. This study tested whether racial discrimination, religious involvement in places of worship, personal acts of religiosity and spirituality (e.g., praying), and a sense of purpose in life is related to Black men's volunteering, mentoring, and charitable giving. Black men who were more involved in their places of worship and who practiced more personal faith-based behaviors volunteered, gave to charities, and mentored youth more often than those who were not.

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The power of faith: Racial discrimination and religiosity among Black American men.

Fike¹,

Morton²,

Thorne³

et al. 2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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“…Research supports the construct validity of the EWB. EWB was positively correlated with presence of meaning in life as measured by the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ-P), and negatively correlated with depressive symptomatology (Luna et al, 2017), and suicidality (Nad et al, 2008).…”

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No Crystal Stair: Predictors of Pessimism Among Black Men

Palmer

Cole-Lewis

Goodwill

et al. 2020

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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Social scientists have paid scant attention to factors relating to pessimism among Black American men. Drawing from Fankl’s existentialist framework, this study explored the association between life stress, everyday racism, existential well-being (EWB), religiosity and self-reported pessimism among a community sample of Black men ( n = 147). Regression analysis revealed that life stress was positively associated with pessimism, while EWB was negatively associated with pessimism. Relative weights analysis indicated that EWB had the greatest explanatory power in the model. Findings suggest that future studies of pessimism among Black American men should account for men’s sense of purpose and life stress, while also considering the potentially moderating effects of chronic and acute life stress on men’s future orientation.

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Cross-Cultural Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: A Systematic Review

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Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale Among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

Cited by 6 publications

References 41 publications

The power of faith: Racial discrimination and religiosity among Black American men.

The power of faith: Racial discrimination and religiosity among Black American men.

No Crystal Stair: Predictors of Pessimism Among Black Men

Cross-Cultural Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: A Systematic Review

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