Spiritual fortitude: A systematic review of the literature and implications for COVID-19 coping.

IF 1.4 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Spirituality in Clinical Practice Pub Date : 2021-06-03 DOI:10.1037/SCP0000267

Hansong Zhang, J. Hook, D. V. Van Tongeren, E. B. Davis, Jamie D. Aten, Stacey E. Mcelroy-Heltzel, Don E. Davis, Laura R. Shannonhouse, Adam S. Hodge, Laura E. Captari

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Abstract

Traumatic events, such as natural disasters, often lead to significant resource loss for survivors, which can negatively affect emotional well-being. In these situations, it is common for people to draw on their religious or spiritual faith to cope with their pain and struggle. One construct that has received increased attention within the field of religious/spiritual coping is spiritual fortitude (SF). SF refers to one's ability to draw on spiritual resources to transcend negative emotions in the face of stressors (Van Tongeren et al., 2019). In this review, we analyze eight empirical studies with 3,455 total participants. Specifically, we explore the relationship between SF and mental health and well-being, with a particular focus on its role in traumatic contexts (e.g., natural disasters). SF has been found to demonstrate a series of positive mental health benefits including higher meaning in life, spiritual well-being, positive religious coping, and perceived posttraumatic growth. We discuss areas for future research and implications for clinical practice, with specific consideration to coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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精神坚韧不拔：文献的系统回顾及其对新冠肺炎应对的影响。

自然灾害等创伤性事件往往会导致幸存者的重大资源损失，从而对情绪健康产生负面影响。在这种情况下，人们通常会利用他们的宗教或精神信仰来应对他们的痛苦和斗争。在宗教/精神应对领域中，一个越来越受到关注的结构是精神坚韧（SF）。SF指的是一个人在面对压力源时利用精神资源超越负面情绪的能力（Van Tongeren et al.，2019）。在这篇综述中，我们分析了8项实证研究，共有3455名参与者。具体而言，我们探讨了SF与心理健康和幸福感之间的关系，特别关注其在创伤环境（如自然灾害）中的作用。SF被发现具有一系列积极的心理健康益处，包括更高的生活意义、精神健康、积极的宗教应对和感知的创伤后成长。我们讨论了未来研究的领域和对临床实践的影响，特别考虑应对新冠肺炎大流行。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2021 APA，保留所有权利）

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Spirituality in Clinical Practice PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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3.10

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17.60%

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期刊介绍： Spirituality in Clinical Practice ® (SCP) is a practice-oriented journal that encompasses spiritually-oriented psychotherapy and spirituality-sensitive cultural approaches to treatment and wellness. SCP is dedicated to integrating psychospiritual and other spiritually-oriented interventions involved in psychotherapy, consultation, coaching, health, and wellness. SCP provides a forum for those engaged in clinical activities to report on — and dialogue about — their activities to inform treatment models and future research initiatives. SCP fosters original scientific development in the field by highlighting actual and potential professional applications of spirituality in clinical practice. SCP seeks to initiate research questions through clinical insight and to introduce practice approaches supported or guided by existing research. SCP welcomes application of models from the related fields of medicine, integrative medicine, biology, neuroscience, ethnology, anthropology, and natural sciences. Research articles are highly encouraged on clinical conceptualization or settings, including studies on models, processes, or treatment approaches. Treatment studies may include clinical trials at any phase; studies on feasibility, curative factors, strategy, process, efficacy, or effectiveness; and meta-analytic or mixed-methods studies.