Spiritual Beliefs and Practices, Religiosity, and Spiritual Well-Being Among Jordanian Arab Muslim University Students in Jordan

Musa, Ahmad S.

doi:10.1080/19349637.2014.957609

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“…Both scales were converted to Z scores by gender before being used in the analysis. Evidence of reliability and convergent-related validity for this scale has been reported in previous studies (Musa, 2015;Musa & Pevalin, 2011;Musa & Pevalin, 2015). In this study the internal consistency of the religiosity scale for females and males were acceptable to high with alpha coefficients of 0.77 and 0.82, respectively.…”

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Spiritual Well-Being, Depression, and Stress Among Hemodialysis Patients in Jordan

2017

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00962 2 6297052.The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. AcknowledgementsThis research was kindly funded by Al al-Bayt University (a Jordanian governmental university) and this funding will not pose conflict of interest. AbstractPurpose: The spiritual dimension of a patient's life is an important factor that may mediate detrimental impacts on mental health. The lack of research investigating spiritual wellbeing, religiosity, and mental health among Jordanian hemodialysis patients encouraged this research. This study explored levels of spiritual wellbeing and its associations with depression, anxiety, and stress. Design: A quantitative, cross sectional correlational study. Methods: A sample of 218 Jordanian Muslim hemodialysis patients completed a structured, self-administered questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear multivariate regression models. Findings: The hemodialysis patients had, on average, relatively low levels of spiritual wellbeing, moderate depression, severe anxiety, and mild to moderate stress. The results of the regression models indicated that aspects of spiritual wellbeing were negatively associated with depression, anxiety and stress, but only existential wellbeing consistently retained significant associations after controlling for religious wellbeing, religiosity and sociodemographic variables. Conclusions: Greater spiritual and existential wellbeing of Jordanian hemodialysis patients were significantly associated with less depression, anxiety, and stress. It appears that these patients use religious and spiritual beliefs and practices as coping mechanisms to overcome their depression, anxiety and stress. The implications for holistic clinical practice are explored.

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Spiritual Well-Being, Depression, and Stress Among Hemodialysis Patients in Jordan

2017

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“…Spiritual well-being among university students was investigated in various studies, Musa (2015) showed that university students reported relatively high means of spiritual well-being among both males and females. Moreover, spiritual well-being was associated with better college adjustment (Kneipp, Kelly, & Cyphers, 2009), stronger engagement in health-promoting behaviors (Hsiao, Chien, Wu, Chiang, & Huang, 2010), better quality of life and higher levels of happiness (Abdel-Khalek, 2010), and higher levels of social support (Taliaferro, Rienzo, Pigg, Miller, & Dodd, 2009).…”

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Spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among university students

Alorani

Alradaydeh

2017

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among the university students in Jordan. A cross-sectional descriptive-correlation design was used to carry out on a convenience sample of 919 students at the University of Jordan. University students reported moderate levels of both spiritual well-being and perceived social support, and they were slightly satisfied with their lives. Significant positive correlation was found between spiritual well-being with perceived social support and life satisfaction (r = .49, .53, p < .001) respectively, and positive correlation was found between perceived social support and life satisfaction (r = .46, p < .001). Both domains of spiritual well-being had significant positive correlation with all sources of perceived social support. The relationships between spiritual well-being and perceived social support should be considered in university health programs. Study implications and recommendations were discussed.

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“…Furthermore, praying, reading Quran, doing zakat, and doing hajj enhance the vertical dimension of spiritual wellbeing (relationship between self and god) (Musa & Pevalin, 2012;Moberg, 2002). Therefore, the findings suggest that Muslims and Arab youth may use spiritual well-being and its dimensions (meaning/ peace, and faith) as a coping mechanism to achieve a state of peace, comfort, and psychological well-being (Musa, 2015).…”

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“…In Islam religion, (which is the religion that followed by the majority of students) amnesty, forgiveness and remission to others are important values that decrease aggression and promote positive social interactions. Lastly, aggression is considered unethical and contradictory with the teachings of Islamic and Christian religions (Musa, 2015).…”

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Depression, Aggression And Spiritual Well-Being Among The University Students In Jordan

Alorani¹,

Alradaydeh²

2017

ESJ

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Background: University students have increased levels of depression and its complications. Aggression is a serious problem among the university students in Jordan, while spiritual well-being is associated with many psychosocial issues. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between depression, aggression, and spiritual well-being among the university students. Methods: A quantitative approach using crosssectional descriptive-correlation design was used to carry out on convenience sample of 919 students at the University of Jordan. Results: Almost 55.7% of the university students exhibited some degrees of depression. 51.3% of the students reported high aggression, while 48.7% of the students reported low aggression. The Pearson correlation coefficient test showed positive correlation between depression and aggression (r= .364, p< 0.001), and negative correlation between spiritual well-being and both of depression and aggression (r=-.533, r=-.288, p<0.001) respectively. Conclusions: Depression, aggression, and spiritual well-being were significantly correlated. Psychological counselors, social workers, and teachers at the universities should provide continuous psychological assessment and interventions for the students who reported high levels of aggression and depression. Spiritual well-being should be included in their interventions through various form of community services to enhance the sense of meaning of life, peace, and faith among university students.

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Spiritual Beliefs and Practices, Religiosity, and Spiritual Well-Being Among Jordanian Arab Muslim University Students in Jordan

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Spiritual Well-Being, Depression, and Stress Among Hemodialysis Patients in Jordan

Spiritual Well-Being, Depression, and Stress Among Hemodialysis Patients in Jordan

Spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among university students

Depression, Aggression And Spiritual Well-Being Among The University Students In Jordan

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