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

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Musa
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Arab Muslim ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

scholarly journals The Need for Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Care for Muslims With Advanced Cancer in Non-Muslim Majority Settings

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 115s-115s
Author(s):  
M. Lazenby ◽  
Z. Alward ◽  
R. Gatarny ◽  
C. Ayash ◽  
F. Gany
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Culturally Congruent ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Muslim Majority

Background: Little is known about the psychosocial care experience of Muslims who are in treatment of advanced cancer in non-Muslim majority settings. Aim: To describe the experience of Muslims who are in treatment of advanced cancer in a non-Muslim majority setting and to identify beliefs and practices for culturally congruent psychosocial care. Methods: This cross-sectional study, which is in progress, uses a semistructured interview guide and self-report questionnaires with Muslim patients ≥ 21 years who are in treatment of stage III or IV cancer at an academic cancer center in the northeast of the United States. Analysis of interviews is by grounded theory and of questionnaires by frequencies, percentages, and measures of central tendency and dispersion for quality of life: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G; range 0-108) with subscales: Physical Well-Being (PWB [range 0-28]), Social Well-Being (SWB [range 0-28]), Emotional Well-Being (EWB [range 0-24]), and Functional Well-Being (FWB [range 0-28]; higher scores reflect better quality of life Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp [range 0-48]), with subscales: peace (range 0-16), meaning (range 0-16), and faith (range 0-16); higher scores reflect better spiritual well-being. Distress Thermometer (DT; 0 = no distress, 10 = worst distress). Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), with subscale: anxiety (0-21) and depression (0-21); higher scores reflect worse condition. Results: Eleven (female, n=5 [45.5%]) Muslim patients from 10 countries of origin with a mean age of 55.2 (±10.9) years who were in treatment of breast, colorectal, gastric, lung, ovarian, prostate, melanoma and lymphoma cancers (Stage 4, n=8 [72.7%]) have been interviewed to date. Mean scores were: FACT-G 85.6 (±17.9) (PWB 22.3 [±5.1], SWB 23.8 [±3.8], EWB 18.6 [±4.5], FWB 20.7 [±6.7]; FACIT-Sp 123.8 (±24.6) (peace 11.6 [±4.5], meaning 13.7 [±3.1], faith 12.9 [±3.8]), DT 2.13 (SD 2.58); HADS anxiety 3.9 (±3.2) and depression 3.8 (±3.7). Four universal themes emerged: (1) Faithful Muslims must seek and submit to treatment. (2) Spiritual practices (prayer and other traditional healing practices) are sources of meaning. (3) Psychosocial care in a non-Muslim majority setting is often presented in ways incongruent with Muslims' beliefs and practices. (4) Psychosocial care would be acceptable if congruent with Muslims' beliefs and practices. Conclusion: Presenting psychosocial care as part of routine cancer treatment and, in non-Muslim majority settings, delivering psychosocial care that is culturally congruent with Islamic beliefs and practices, may increase the acceptability of psychosocial care among Muslims who are in treatment of advanced cancer.

A Predictive Model of Spiritual Well-Being Based on Belief in a Just World Mediated by the Positive and Negative Affects in University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Zamani Amir ◽  
Hayedeh Saberi ◽  
Simin Bashardoust
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
University Students ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Just World ◽  
Negative Affects ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Positive And Negative Affects

Background: Spiritual well-being is crucial in human health and reduces anxiety and depression. Therefore, identifying its underlying variables can improve individuals’ health. Objectives: This study aimed to predict a model of spiritual well-being based on belief in a just world mediated by positive and negative effects in university students of Tehran. Methods: This was a descriptive correlation study performed through path analysis. The statistical population consisted of students studying at different universities of Tehran during 2020 - 2021. The research sample comprised 301 university students (199 female and 102 male). The participants completed the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, Belief in a Just World Scale, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The model was evaluated using path analysis in AMOS 24.0. Results: The results showed that the path coefficient between positive affect and spiritual well-being was positive and significant, and the path coefficient between negative affect and spiritual well-being was negative and significant (P < 0.001). The total path coefficient between the belief in a just world (BJW) and spiritual well-being was positive and significant, and the path coefficient between the belief in an unjust world (BUW) and spiritual well-being was negative and significant (P < 0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant positive indirect path coefficient between BJW and spiritual well-being (P < 0.001). Accordingly, the positive and negative affects played positive mediating roles between BJW and spiritual well-being. Conclusions: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that BJW, positive effects, and strengthening them can enhance the level of spiritual well-being and reduce the students’ negative effect, anxiety, and depression levels.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Ismail Alorani ◽  
Mu’taz Fuad Alradaydeh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Aggression ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

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 cross-sectional 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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