From vice to virtue: Evaluating a manualized intervention for moral spiritual struggles.

Ano, Gene G.; Pargäment, Kenneth I.; Wong, Serena; Pomerleau, Julie M.

doi:10.1037/scp0000128

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“…The grounding pathway of integration can also be viewed through the lens of existing spiritual models and spiritual programs in which character strengths are likely present and enhance spirituality in some way. For example, in a 4-week program addressing spiritual struggles in a religious context, sessions focused on the value of virtue, the problem with perfection, growth and grace, and relapse and reconciliation (Ano et al, 2017). Multiple character strengths -although not necessarily made explicit -can be seen in each session, such as forgiveness (the focus on cultivating this strength), hope (the focus on future growth), self-regulation (a focus on seeing the limits of self-control), spirituality (the focus on pursuing grace), and perseverance (a focus on overcoming barriers), to name just a few strength pathways designed to improve spirituality.…”

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The Decoding of the Human Spirit: A Synergy of Spirituality and Character Strengths Toward Wholeness

2020

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Little attention has been given to the integral relationship between character strengths and spirituality (the search for or communing with the sacred to derive meaning and purpose). The science of character strengths has surged in recent years with hundreds of studies, yet with minimal attention to spirituality or the literature thereof. At the same time, the science of spirituality has steadily unfolded over the last few decades and has offered only occasional attention to select strengths of character (e.g., humility, love, and forgiveness) or the universal typology of the VIA classification of character strengths and virtues. In this exploration, we argue that there is a robust synergy of these sciences and practices revealing that spirituality is vitally concerned with promoting character strengths. At the same time, character strengths can enhance and deepen spiritual practices, rituals, and experiences. We elaborate on how character strengths and spirituality come together in the context of the psycho-spiritual journey toward wholeness. By wholeness, we are referring to a way of being in the world that involves a life-affirming view of oneself and the world, a capacity to see and approach life with breadth and depth and the ability to organize the life journey into a cohesive whole. We further discuss six levels by which spirituality can be integrated within the VIA Classification, including a meta-perspective in which wholeness represents a meta-strength or superordinate virtue. We frame two pathways of integration: the grounding path, in which character strengths offer tangibility and thereby deepen and enhance spirituality, and the sanctification path, in which spirituality elevates character strengths. Finally, we turn to research-based practices and examine how character strengths might facilitate and contribute to spiritual practices and, conversely, how spirituality might enhance character strength practices. Such multifaceted integration offers insight and wisdom to both areas of study and opens up new directions for psycho-spiritual research and practices to deepen and broaden our understanding of what it means to be human.

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2020

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“…When a comprehensive approach to character education is used, a positive moral culture is created-a total school environment that supports the values taught in the classroom (Character Education Partnership, 2010)-developed through character education (Ano et al, 2017). This research aims to provide guidelines for the elements of character education needs that are effective and comprehensive as to emphasize the need for character education to help students develop good character, which includes knowing, caring, and acting on core ethical values such as respect, responsibility, honesty, fairness, and compassion.…”

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The Development Of Character Achievement Test For Islamic University Students

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Yuzarion

Widiarti

2022

Int. J. Educ. Manag. Innov.

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This study aims to develop an instrument that has never been created before, the statistically good character test. The instrument can be used to measure the character of Muslim students at the level of competence in knowledge, comprehension, and application. The test development applies a modified 4D model procedure into three stages, define, design, and develop. The reliability of the test was obtained based on the level of reliability, the level of difficulty of the questions, the discriminatory power, and the effectiveness of alternative distractors. The research was conducted in 2021 with a total of 50 students. The results of the study (1) reliability coefficient (α) 0.938, (2) the average item difficulty level (p) 0.643, (3) the average discriminatory power index (rpbis) was 0.522, (4) the alternative distractors were categorized as effective (50%) and ineffective (50%). Based on these findings, it shows that cognitive test devices are feasible to use and can be used to determine the character of Muslim students.

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“…Spiritually integrated treatments have been developed specifically for veterans who have experienced trauma (i.e., "Building Spiritual Strength";Harris et al, 2011), and at least one intervention that directly addresses moral struggles has been empirically supported (i.e., "From Vice to Virtue"; Ano, Pargament, Wong, & Pomerleau, 2017). However, no such treatments have been supported for veterans with GD.…”

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Religious and Spiritual Struggles among Military Veterans in a Residential Gambling Treatment Program

Gutierrez¹,

Chapman²,

Grubbs³

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Veterans of the U. S. Armed Forces are at greater risk for engaging in problem gambling and meeting diagnostic criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD) than are non-veterans. For veterans and non-veterans alike, religious/spiritual beliefs and practices support recovery from addiction and bolster mental health and well-being. Moreover, religious/spiritual ideas pervade Gamblers Anonymous (GA), which remains the predominant community-based treatment modality for GD. However, research has increasingly highlighted the negative impact of religious/spiritual struggles—i.e., conflicts, tensions, or problems associated with aspects of religious/spiritual life—on mental health and well-being. To date, no research has examined the role of religious/spiritual struggles in GD. The current study aimed to fill that gap in the literature by assessing the prevalence and impact of religious/spiritual struggles among U.S. veterans (N = 157) admitted to a residential treatment program for GD. Findings showed that a majority of veterans in the gambling treatment program endorsed each of six types of religious/spiritual struggles assessed. Moral struggles were the most prevalent, severe, and unremitting of the religious/spiritual struggles assessed. Findings highlight the need for clinicians and chaplains working with problem gamblers to address religious/spiritual struggles generally, and moral struggles most specifically, in treatment of GD.

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From vice to virtue: Evaluating a manualized intervention for moral spiritual struggles.

Cited by 17 publications

References 51 publications

The Decoding of the Human Spirit: A Synergy of Spirituality and Character Strengths Toward Wholeness

The Decoding of the Human Spirit: A Synergy of Spirituality and Character Strengths Toward Wholeness

The Development Of Character Achievement Test For Islamic University Students

Religious and Spiritual Struggles among Military Veterans in a Residential Gambling Treatment Program

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