A mixed-methods approach to understanding the role of religion and spirituality in healthcare provider well-being.

Background: Religion and spirituality can be valuable resources in coping with bereavement. There is a paucity of studies focusing specifically on their role in suicide bereavement, although there are indications that religion/spirituality can be helpful for suicide survivors. Aims: The study explores the role of religion and/or spirituality in suicide bereavement by analyzing this theme in online memorials dedicated to suicide victims. Method: We randomly selected 250 memorials in two online cemeteries: Faces of Suicide and Gone too Soon. Interpretative and deductive thematic analysis was used to identify themes in the collected material, including the theme of religion/spirituality. Results: References to religion/spirituality were found in 14% of memorials. These memorials were written by family members, friends, and (ex-)partners of the deceased and were dedicated mostly to young adult males. Religion/spirituality was mentioned in the context of God’s will, peace wish, continuation of the spirit, afterlife, reunion, gratitude, description of the deceased, and grief reactions of suicide survivors. Conclusion: Some suicide survivors spontaneously mention the role of religious/spiritual beliefs in coping with their loss. Future studies could explore which subgroups of the bereaved are likely to turn to these resources, and whether they can contribute to the well-being of the suicide survivors.

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On “spirituality,” “religion,” and “religions”: A concept analysis

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951510000374 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 469-476 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

J. Mark Lazenby

Keyword(s):

Spiritual Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Research ◽

Religion And Spirituality ◽

Chronic Illness Therapy ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

Religious Systems ◽

Living With Cancer ◽

Role Of Religion

AbstractObjective:With increasing research on the role of religion and spirituality in the well-being of cancer patients, it is important to define distinctly the concepts that researchers use in these studies.Method:Using the philosophies of Frege and James, this essay argues that the terms “religion” and “spirituality” denote the same concept, a concept that is identified with the Peace/Meaning subscale of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy — Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp).Results:The term “Religions” denotes the concept under which specific religious systems are categorized.Significance of results:This article shows how muddling these concepts causes researchers to make claims that their findings do not support, and it ends in suggesting that future research must include universal measures of the concept of religion/spirituality in order to investigate further the role of interventions in the spiritual care of people living with cancer.

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Meaning Making in a Retirement Migrant Community: Religion, Spirituality, and Social Practices of Daily Lives

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.707060 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Jenni Spännäri ◽

Hanne Laceulle

Keyword(s):

Meaning In Life ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Later Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Practices ◽

Religion And Spirituality ◽

Daily Lives ◽

The Social ◽

Role Of Religion

Meaning in life has also been seen as crucial to well-being, and especially, in later life. This study focused on the social complexity of meaning making processes and the role of religion and spirituality in them, by finding out the following: (1) How are meaning-making practices connected with religion and spirituality for Finnish retirement migrants of the boomer generation? (2) What does the role of religion and spirituality in meaning-making practices teach us about the relationship between individual and social aspects of meaning making? This was done by examining a particular group of older persons: Finnish retirement migrants aged 60 or over in Costa del Sol, Spain. The material for this study consists of 58 texts (written correspondence, dataset 1, year 2009), 10 semi-structured interviews (dataset 2, year 2011), and 30 completed online surveys with open-ended questions (dataset 3, year 2019). Key findings include that religion and spirituality are present in the lives of our informants in a variety of ways, playing a significant role in their meaning making, and that they appear as intertwined and not so easy to separate. A variety of religious and non-religious forms of spirituality exist in this population, and all of these forms can be relevant factors in meaning making. Also, the engagement in meaning making, contrary to what has been suggested in some of the literature about meaning in later life, not only occurs in response to confrontations with health issues, death, or other major life events. Instead, we found that meaning making occurs as a process that is often inherent to daily activities which may seem “trivial,” but in fact turn out to be important sources of purpose, values, and connectedness. Contrary to the dominant modern ideal of the authentic, self-sufficient human agent, which is based on a problematically atomistic and individualistic anthropology, for our respondents, their authentic subject position is embedded in the social practices of their daily lives, which nourish their individual spirituality and are vital to making meaning.

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The essence and causes of the spiritual and moral decline of mankind in the XX century

Ukrainian Religious Studies ◽

10.32420/1998.7.153 ◽

1998 ◽

pp. 124-127

Author(s):

V. Tolkachenko

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

Social Force ◽

The World ◽

Role Of Religion

One of the most important reasons for such a clearly distressed state of society was the decline of religion as a social force, the external manifestation of which is the weakening of religious institutions. "Religion," Baha'u'llah writes, "is the greatest of all means of establishing order in the world to the universal satisfaction of those who live in it." The weakening of the foundations of religion strengthened the ranks of ignoramuses, gave them impudence and arrogance. "I truly say that everything that belittles the supreme role of religion opens way for the revelry of maliciousness, inevitably leading to anarchy. " In another Tablet, He says: "Religion is a radiant light and an impregnable fortress that ensures the safety and well-being of the peoples of the world, for God-fearing induces man to adhere to the good and to reject all evil." Blink the light of religion, and chaos and distemper will set in, the radiance of justice, justice, tranquility and peace. "

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The Role of Social Support in Concussion Disclosure in United States Air Force Academy Cadets: A Mixed Methods Approach

Military Medicine ◽

10.1093/milmed/usab102 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michelle L Weber Rawlins ◽

Brian R Johnson ◽

Emily R Jones ◽

Johna K Register-Mihalik ◽

Craig Foster ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Support ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Air Force ◽

Medical Staff ◽

United States Air Force ◽

Medical Attention ◽

Air Force Academy ◽

Mixed Methods Approach

ABSTRACT Introduction United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets are at risk for sustaining concussions; however, several factors inhibit disclosure. We aimed to better understand the role of social support in concussion disclosure. Methods and Materials We used a mixed methods approach with an electronic survey and interviews. The survey used a 9-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree and 9 = strongly agree) to assess concussion disclosure. Survey items asked cadets whom they felt most comfortable disclosing a concussion or bell-ringer/ding to, how quickly they would seek medical attention for a suspected concussion or bell-ringer/ding, whether cadets would be generally supportive/unsupportive of another cadet disclosing a concussion to medical staff, and whether other cadets important to them would be generally supportive/unsupportive if they reported a concussion to medical staff. Two multivariate linear regressions, one for concussion and one for bell-ringers/dings, were calculated to determine whether cadet choice of the person they felt most comfortable disclosing a concussion or bell-ringer/ding to predicted whether they would immediately seek medical attention for either condition. Choice of person included Air Officer Commanding (AOC)/Academy Military Trainer (AMT), upper classmen, cadet who had recovered from a concussion, cadet, closest friend, teammate, and squadmate. Descriptive analyses assessed whether cadets felt supported or unsupported by other cadets and by those who were important to them concerning concussion reporting. Thirty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with cadets to explore their views on concussion disclosure. Results Increased comfort with disclosing a suspected concussion to an AOC/AMT had higher agreement seeking medical attention (β = 0.28, P < .001). For every 1-point increase in being comfortable disclosing a potential bell-ringer/ding to an AOC/AMT (β = 0.272, P < .001), squadmate (β = 0.241, P = .002), and teammate (β = −0.182, P = .035), agreement for seeking medical attention immediately increased 0.27, increased 0.24, and decreased 0.18, respectively. Interviews indicated cadets would often speak to a peer before seeking medical attention. Conclusions Our results suggested that cadets felt comfortable reporting a suspected concussion or bell-ringer/ding to various peers and that those peers would be supportive of that choice, indicating social support. Future interventions should include educating cadets that peers may come to them, especially if they are AOCs/AMTs or squadmates.

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A Generative Sequential Mixed Methods Approach Using Quantitative Measures to Enhance Social Constructionist Inquiry

Journal of Mixed Methods Research ◽

10.1177/1558689820986273 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155868982098627

Author(s):

Diego Romaioli

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽

Sequential Mixed Methods

In order to enhance core mixed methods research designs, social scientists need an approach that incorporates developments in the social constructionist perspective. This work describes a study that aimed to promote occupational well-being in hospital departments where employees are at risk of burnout, based on a constructionist inquiry developed starting from the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Taking this study as an example, we define a “generative sequential mixed methods approach” as a process that involves consulting quantitative studies to identify criticalities on which to conduct focused, transformative investigations. The article contributes by envisaging ways to mix qualitative and quantitative methods that consider a “generative” and “future-forming” orientation to research, in line with recent shifts in social psychology.

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The Influence of Masculinity and the Moderating Role of Religion on the Workplace Well-Being of Factory Workers in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126250 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6250

Author(s):

Quan Gao ◽

Orlando Woods ◽

Xiaomei Cai

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Support ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Factory Workers ◽

The Social ◽

Being There ◽

Role Of Religion ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Moderating Role

This paper explores how the intersection of masculinity and religion shapes workplace well-being by focusing on Christianity and the social construction of masculinity among factory workers in a city in China. While existing work on public and occupational health has respectively acknowledged masculinity’s influences on health and the religious and spiritual dimensions of well-being, there have been limited efforts to examine how variegated, and especially religious, masculinities influence people’s well-being in the workplace. Drawing on ethnography and in-depth interviews with 52 factory workers and 8 church leaders and factory managers, we found that: (1) Variegated masculinities were integrated into the factory labor regime to produce docile and productive bodies of workers. In particular, the militarized and masculine cultures in China’s factories largely deprived workers of their dignity and undermined their well-being. These toxic masculinities were associated with workers’ depression and suicidal behavior. (2) Christianity not only provided social and spiritual support for vulnerable factory workers, but also enabled them to construct a morally superior Christian manhood that phytologically empowered them and enhanced their resilience to exploitation. This paper highlights not only the gender mechanism of well-being, but also the ways religion mediates the social-psychological construction of masculinity.

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The Role of Religion in the Well-Being of Older Adults With Schizophrenia

Psychiatric Services ◽

10.1176/ps.2010.61.9.917 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 61 (9) ◽

pp. 917-922 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Carl I. Cohen ◽

Carolina Jimenez ◽

Sukriti Mittal

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Well Being ◽

Role Of Religion

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Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms (STARA): Employees’ perceptions of our future workplace

Journal of Management & Organization ◽

10.1017/jmo.2016.55 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 239-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

David Brougham ◽

Jarrod Haar

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Career Satisfaction ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Well Being ◽

Career Progression ◽

Organisational Commitment ◽

Smart Technology ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Technology Knowledge

AbstractFuturists predict that a third of jobs that exist today could be taken by Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms (STARA) by 2025. However, very little is known about how employees perceive these technological advancements in regards to their own jobs and careers, and how they are preparing for these potential changes. A new measure (STARA awareness) was created for this study that captures the extent to which employees feel their job could be replaced by these types of technology. Due to career progression and technology knowledge associated with age, we also tested age as a moderator of STARA. Using a mixed-methods approach on 120 employees, we tested STARA awareness on a range of job and well-being outcomes. Greater STARA awareness was negatively related to organisational commitment and career satisfaction, and positively related to turnover intentions, cynicism, and depression.

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