PSYCHOMETRIC EXAMINATION OF THE DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES SCALE WITH A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS.

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

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality ◽

10.1037/a0027710 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 108-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

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

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An Exploratory Study of Spiritual Dimensions Among Nursing Students

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship ◽

10.2202/1548-923x.1915 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mary A Wehmer ◽

Mary T Quinn Griffin ◽

Ann H. White ◽

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Spiritual Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Practices ◽

Religion And Spirituality ◽

Spiritual Experiences ◽

Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽

Before And After ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Relationship

This exploratory descriptive study of spiritual experiences, well-being, and practices was conducted among 126 nursing students. Participants reported a higher level of spiritual well-being and life scheme than self-efficacy for well-being and life-scheme. Thus, students appeared to view the world and their role in it slightly more positively than their ability to affect their lives and make decisions. The students reported the most frequent spiritual experiences as being thankful for blessings; the next most frequent spiritual experiences having a desire to be close to God, feeling a selfless caring for others, and finding comfort in ones religion and spirituality. Students used both conventional and unconventional spiritual practices. Further study is necessary to study the relationship among spiritual practices, daily spiritual experiences, and spiritual well-being among nursing students and to evaluate these before and after implementation of specific educational offerings focused on spirituality and spiritual care in nursing.

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The influence of daily spiritual experiences and gender on subjective well-being over time in cancer survivors

Archive for the Psychology of Religion ◽

10.1177/0084672419839800 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 159-171

Author(s):

Myriam Rudaz ◽

Thomas Ledermann ◽

Joseph G. Grzywacz

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Spiritual Experiences ◽

Daily Spiritual Experiences ◽

Over Time

Cancer survivors are at risk for poor subjective well-being, but the potential beneficial effect of daily spiritual experiences is unknown. Using data from the second and third wave of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we examined the extent to which daily spiritual experiences at baseline moderate the association between subjective well-being at baseline and approximately 10 years later in cancer survivors ( n = 288). Regression analyses, controlled for age, educational attainment, and religious/spiritual coping, showed that daily spiritual experiences moderated the association between life satisfaction at baseline and follow-up. Specifically, high spiritual experiences enhanced life satisfaction over time in cancer survivors with low life satisfaction at baseline. Also, daily spiritual experiences moderated the association between positive affect at baseline and follow-up, though this moderating effect was different for women and men. No moderating effect emerged for negative affect.

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