Spirituality: a psychological resource for managing academic-related stressors

Ekwonye, Angela U.; Sheikhomar, Nastehakeyf; Phung, Vy

doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1823951

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“…It is consistent with Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) theory of stress and coping that spirituality serves as a coping resource to assist adolescents in overcoming their academic anxiety. Specifically, as stated by Ekwonye et al (2020) , adolescents would engage in some spiritual practices such as self-reflection and mediation to eliminate negative emotions surrounding academic-stress circumstances and analyze the stressful situation in great detail. Since past research has mostly investigated the impact of spirituality on anxiety of adolescents in the clinical setting (e.g., Vazifeh doust et al, 2020 ; Blum et al, 2021 ), the present finding enriches the literature on the relationship between spirituality and anxiety of adolescents in the “normal” academic setting.…”

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“…In addition to academic motivation, spirituality also promotes well-being of adolescents (e.g., Nimmi et al, 2021 ; Shroff et al, 2023 ). According to Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) theory of stress and coping, spirituality is seen as a vital way to help adolescents cope with their academic anxiety ( Ekwonye et al, 2020 ). It is because spiritual practices would mitigate negative emotions adolescents experienced in stressful circumstances or help adolescents think about the stressful situations with greater sense of clarity.…”

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How does family functioning contribute to academic-related outcomes of Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of spirituality

Shek,

Leung,

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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While family functioning is crucial to adolescent developmental outcomes, the mediating role of spirituality in the relationship between family functioning and academic-related outcomes of adolescents has been sparsely explored, particularly in non-Western contexts. To address this gap, based on a short-term longitudinal study, we examined the influence of family functioning on the academic values and academic anxiety of 4,981 Chinese adolescents in Sichuan, China, with spirituality as the mediator. We gathered data from students aged 11 and above at Wave 1 and at six months later (Wave 2). Analysis utilizing structural equation modeling indicated that prior family functioning positively and negatively predicted subsequent academic values and academic anxiety respectively, with spirituality as a significant mediator. Theoretically, this study helps to build up a conceptual model on how family functioning and spirituality of adolescents shape academic values and academic anxiety of adolescents. Practically, the present findings highlight the significance of enhancing family functioning and adolescent spirituality to help adolescents strive for academic success.

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How does family functioning contribute to academic-related outcomes of Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of spirituality

Shek,

Leung,

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…Spirituality involves faith or acceptance of a belief system, as well as a personal search for meaning and purpose, encompasses an awareness of connection or relatedness to others, and/or is self-transcendent [ 13 ]. Spirituality has been found to be helpful for dealing with stressful situations [ 14 , 15 ]. In the context of trauma, numerous studies have found that spirituality is a significant resource for coping with emotional distress and PTSD symptoms [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Civilian Military Security Coordinators Coping with Frequent Traumatic Events: Spirituality, Community Resilience, and Emotional Distress

Weinberg

Elimellech

2022

IJERPH

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Civilian military security coordinators are a unique kind of first responders. They live in communities that are close to the border and are responsible for the security of their community in routine and emergency situations until the arrival of the army or the police. Their role puts them at an elevated risk of experiencing emotional distress and developing PTSD. The present study, which was conducted in Israel following terror incidents over the year 2018, aimed to examine the relationships between spirituality and perceived community resilience, on the one hand, and PTSD symptoms and stress, on the other, among civilian military security coordinators. One hundred and thirteen (n = 113) civilian military security coordinators living up to 12.4 miles from the border who are routinely exposed to terror and other traumatic events completed demographic, spirituality, community resilience, PTSD, and stress questionnaires. Structural-equation-model analyses showed that spirituality was negatively associated with PTSD symptoms and stress. However, perceived community resilience was not associated with PTSD symptoms or stress. In addition, age was negatively associated with PTSD symptoms and stress. Financial situation was also negatively associated with PTSD symptoms and stress and incidence of exposure to terror and security threats was associated only with PTSD symptoms. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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