The factor structure of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale: Exploring the role of theistic and nontheistic approaches at the end of life.

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Currier ◽  
Seong-Hyeon Kim ◽  
Charlotte Sandy ◽  
Robert A. Neimeyer
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences

scholarly journals The Indirect Relationship Between Spiritual Experiences and Subjective Wellbeing Through Hope? A Sample of Chilean Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Wnuk
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Herth Hope Index ◽  
Indirect Relationship

AbstractSpirituality and religiousness are important factors for adolescents wellbeing. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying the positive relationship between spirituality as well as religiousness and subjective wellbeing. This study aimed to verify, whether, in a sample of Chilean students, religiousness is indirectly related to hope through spiritual experiences, and whether spiritual experiences are indirectly related to subjective wellbeing via hope. The sample consisted of 177 Chilean students and the following measures were applied: the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale, the Herth Hope Index, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and one item measuring the frequencies of prayer and Mass attendance. According to obtained results religiousness was indirectly, positively related to hope through spiritual experiences. In turn spiritual experiences were indirectly, positively related to subjective wellbeing through hope. Conducted research confirmed the beneficial role of religious practices, spiritual experiences, and hope for Chilean students' subjective wellbeing and the presence of mechanisms underlying the relationships between religiousness as well as spirituality and subjective wellbeing.

Reducing the risk of burnout in end-of-life care settings: The role of daily spiritual experiences and training

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON M. HOLLAND ◽  
ROBERT A. NEIMEYER
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
And Training

Objective:Individuals in the helping professions are subject to unique stressors that may lead to burnout, and research has shown that those who work with dying or bereaved individuals might be particularly at-risk. This study explores how factors such as spirituality and level of training might buffer the stress of working with terminally ill clients and their families.Method:A total of 80 medical and mental health practitioners attending palliative care seminars were surveyed, with each completing validated measures of daily spiritual experiences and caregiver burnout, as well as assessments of demographic factors, their general education and training experiences specific to working in end-of-life care and bereavement settings.Results:Findings indicate that daily spiritual experiences might mitigate physical, cognitive, and emotional forms of burnout in the workplace. In addition, a negative correlation was found between the amount of end-of-life training received and burnout in the physical and cognitive domains. However, training was not related to professionals' level of emotional exhaustion.Significance of the research:Results reinforce a growing literature on the salutary effects of spirituality, and underscore its relevance as one possible form of constructive coping for professionals attending to the needs of the dying and bereaved. The study carries further implications for how the stresses of such work might be ameliorated by enhanced training efforts, as well as creative facilitation of diverse spiritual expressions (e.g., inclusive forms of ritual recognition of loss) in the workplace.

scholarly journals The Impact of Positive and Negative Spiritual Experiences on Distress and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niko Kohls ◽  
Harald Walach ◽  
George Lewith
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factor ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Chronically Ill Patients ◽  
The Impact

Both spiritual experiences and mindfulness as a psychological variable have been identified as components of wellbeing and health. As there is uncertainty about their relationship, we have investigated the impact of spiritual experiences and mindfulness as well as their interaction on distress in chronically ill patients. The unidimensional Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES), the multidimensional Exceptional Experiences Questionnaire (EEQ), the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI), and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were administered to 109 chronically ill patients. Fifty-eight patients (53%) reported regular and frequent spiritual or contemplative practice from different traditions over an average of 14.7 years (SD = 13.7). Patients with regular spiritual practice reported more positive spiritual experiences, were more mindful and less distressed (p < .001). A stepwise linear regression analysis revealed that the EEQ subscale “negative spiritual experiences” (NSE) was the most important single predictor for psychological distress (R2=.38; β=.63). In contrast, both the EEQ subscale “positive spiritual experiences” as well as the DSES that also captures positives daily encounters with a transcendental realm or entity did not account for a significant amount of variance in distress. Further analysis of the regression model (R2=.57), confirmed that NSE was still the largest predictor for distress (β=.61) and that mindfulness (β=–.38) and the interaction between mindfulness and NSE (β=–.23) were the most important buffers protecting individuals from distress. Thus, mindfulness seems not only to be a clinically important protective factor for buffering generic distress, but particularly for distress derived from NSEs. This suggests that in addition to directly facilitating well-being and health by means of positive spiritual experiences, at least some form of regular spiritual or meditative techniques seem to endow an individual with a certain degree of resilience against negative spiritual experiences that is likely a consequence of increased mindfulness. If these findings are vindicated by further studies, spiritual experiences should not be conceived and measured as univariate but rather multivariate constructs.

scholarly journals Exploring the Roles of Daily Spiritual Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Gender in Shopping Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Edyta Charzyńska ◽  
Magdalena Sitko-Dominik ◽  
Ewa Wysocka ◽  
Agata Olszanecka-Marmola
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shopping Addiction

Although spirituality has been considered a protective factor against shopping addiction, the mechanisms involved in this relationship are still poorly recognized. The present study aims to test the association of daily spiritual experiences, self-efficacy, and gender with shopping addiction. The sample consisted of 430 young adults (275 women and 155 men), with a mean age of 20.44 (SD = 1.70). The Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale were used to measure the study variables. The results showed that: (1) Daily spiritual experiences had a direct negative effect on shopping addiction; (2) daily spiritual experiences were positively related to self-efficacy, thought the effect was moderated by gender; (3) self-efficacy negatively correlated with a shopping addiction; and (4) the indirect effect of daily spiritual experiences on shopping addiction through self-efficacy was significant for women but insignificant for men. The findings confirm that spirituality protects young adults against developing a shopping addiction. They also suggest that when introducing spiritual issues into shopping addiction prevention or treatment programs, the gender-specific effects of spirituality on shopping addiction via self-efficacy should be considered to adequately utilize young women’s and men’s spiritual resources.

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