Gender Differences in Spirituality in Persons in Alcohol and Drug Dependence Treatment

Longitudinal differences in spirituality and religiousness between men and women in treatment for alcohol use disorders.

“…Kelly and Hoeppner (2012) reported that women had significantly higher scores on a measure of religious background and behavior than men at intake in a large national multi-site study. In a sample of 180 patients enrolled in substance use disorder treatment programs, Bliss and Ekmark (2013) found that women had significantly higher scores than men on a measure of spiritual attitudes, but were equivalent to men on four other dimensions of spirituality/religiousness, including religious behaviors. In a sample of 152 individuals attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) after inpatient treatment in Sweden, 50% of women, but only 31% of men reported having had a spiritual awakening (Bodin, 2006).…”

Gendered Members of Alcoholics Anonymous: Varieties of Spiritual Experiences in Recovery

“…1 If women work the 12 Steps differently than men, do they then also understand spirituality differently? There is not yet available much empirical data from which to draw an answer, but a recent study by Bliss and Ekmark (2013) concluded that women at a minimum express their spirituality differently compared to men. Whether differences in expression of spirituality denote differences in the understanding of that spirituality is yet to be determined.…”

Attitudes About the Competence of Charitable Gift Givers

“…Some individuals are strengthened by religious and spiritual beliefs (Canda & Furman, 2010;Canda, Nakashima, & Furman, 2004, Rose et al, 2001. Researchers have investigated the impact of spiritual and religious belief on individuals who are in recovery from substance misuse (Bliss & Ekmark, 2013;Langman & Chung, 2013), are experiencing difficulties in conceiving (Goldscheider & Mosher, 1991;Mosher, Williams, & Johnson, 1992), in individuals who are depressed (Brown, Ndubuisi, & Gary, 1990), and in persons with intellectual disabilities (Singh et al, 2008). The link between spiritual and religious beliefs and relational satisfaction has also been considered in some research literature (Call & Heaton, 1997;Heaton & Pratt, 1990).…”