Development and Evaluation of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale-5 (RSS-5)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10862-024-10182-9
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a five-item form of the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale (RSS; Exline et al., Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 6, 208-222, 2014), (2022). Drawing upon three samples… read more here.
Keywords: rss; religious spiritual; spiritual struggles; struggles scale ... See more keywords
Exploring cross-lagged associations between spiritual struggles and risk for suicidal behavior in a community sample of military veterans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.01.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is consensus that struggles with religious faith and/or spirituality likely contribute to risk for suicidal behavior in military populations. However, a lack of longitudinal information has limited the ability to clarify the temporal… read more here.
Keywords: risk suicidal; suicidal behavior; cross lagged; spiritual struggles ... See more keywords
Spirituality and Work-Related Outcomes Among Nurses During the COVID Pandemic: An Observational Study.
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DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17632
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the spiritual responses of nurses providing direct patient care during the COVID pandemic and explore how religious/spiritual struggles are associated with selected nurse outcomes. METHODS A quantitative, cross-sectional observational… read more here.
Keywords: religious spiritual; observational study; covid pandemic; spiritual struggles ... See more keywords
Theodicy or Not? Spiritual Struggles of Evangelical Cancer Survivors
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DOI: 10.1177/0091647118807187
Abstract: Using Park’s meaning-making model to inform our understanding of distress in suffering, we conducted a qualitative investigation of the discrepancies experienced by evangelical Christian cancer patients between their religious global meaning and their situational meaning,… read more here.
Keywords: theodicy spiritual; meaning; spiritual struggles; struggles evangelical ... See more keywords
Spanish Translation, Validation, and Factor Structure of the Religious/Spiritual Struggles Scale With Puerto Rican Adults
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DOI: 10.1177/00916471221133115
Abstract: Religious/spiritual struggles (RSS) have been reported as a risk factor for mental health. Therefore, it is justified to explore how this construct may manifest among religious/spiritual people from diverse origins. The aims of this study… read more here.
Keywords: spiritual struggles; factor structure; puerto rican; factor ... See more keywords
Closeness to God, Spiritual Struggles, and Wellbeing in the First Year of College
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.742265
Abstract: Spirituality is an important, but oft-overlooked, aspect of the self that may affect college students’ wellbeing and belonging. Few studies have systematically examined closeness to God and spiritual struggles as predictors of college student wellbeing… read more here.
Keywords: spiritual struggles; closeness god; first year; year college ... See more keywords
A validation of the religious and spiritual struggles scale among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: Mokken scale analysis and exploratory factor analysis
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1051455
Abstract: Introduction Religious/spiritual convictions and practices can influence health- and treatment-seeking behavior, but only few measures of religiousness or spirituality have been validated and used outside of the US. The Religious and Spiritual Struggles scale (RSS)… read more here.
Keywords: validation; spiritual struggles; analysis; religious spiritual ... See more keywords