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Is the Rosary Still Relevant? Exploring its Impact on Mental Health and Well-Being: A Multinational Study.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02265-y

Lluis Oviedo, Berenika Seryczyńska, Magdalena Jelińska, Piotr Roszak, Josefa Torralba, Alfonso M A Bruno

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"God Did for Me What I Couldn't Do for Myself": Understanding Religiosity, Spirituality, and Locus of Control Among Black Americans Who Use Opioids.

IF 2.2 1区哲学

Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02260-3

Jasmine K Jester, Valerie P A Verty, Candice N Hargons, Shemeka Thorpe, Danelle Stevens-Watkins

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Correction to: "With the Pandemic Still Raging, I am Blessed to Do My Part to Defeat it": Exploring COVID‑19 Jewish Liturgy and Prayers in Israel and the United States.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02241-y

Elazar Ben-Lulu

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Religion and Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02216-z

Tânia Brandão

{"title":"Religion and Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies.","authors":"Tânia Brandão","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02216-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02216-z","url":null,"abstract":"The association between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation has been the subject of growing interest in the last years since studies have suggested that emotion regulation is likely to be shaped by religion/spirituality. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize the quantitative empirical studies toward understanding the relationship between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation. Database searches were conducted in different databases from inception to March 2022 using relevant search terms. Quantitative studies exploring the role of religion/spirituality on emotion regulation were included in this review. Of 887 abstracts identified only 15 studies were deemed eligible for inclusion. Studies were organized in terms of associations between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation according to religious affiliation, associations between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation regardless of religious affiliation, and emotion regulation as a mediator between religion/spirituality and several psychological-related outcomes. Overall, the findings revealed small to moderate associations between religion and emotion regulation, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.13 to 0.50 for cognitive reappraisal, 0.08 to - 0.72 for expressive suppression, and - 0.09 to 0.56 for other emotion regulation dimensions. Furthermore, most studies highlighted emotion regulation as a key mechanism linking religion/spirituality to psychological outcomes across diverse contexts. Differences in emotion regulation strategies have been examined in a few religious affiliations and most of the studies explored the link between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation regardless of religious affiliation.","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correction to: Social Media, Survey, and Medical Literature Data Reveal Escalating Antisemitism Within the United States Healthcare Community.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02268-9

Daniella M Schwartz, Rotem Leiba, Cassondra L Feldman, Nicole Z Spence, Ruth Oratz, Hedy S Wald, Steven Roth

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The Relationship Between Spiritual Caregiving and Compassion Levels Among Turkish Nurses: An ICU Case Study. 土耳其护士的精神关怀与同情心水平之间的关系：重症监护室案例研究。

IF 2.2 1区哲学

Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02257-y

Hülya Fırat Kılıç, Serpil Su, Seda Cevheroğlu

{"title":"The Relationship Between Spiritual Caregiving and Compassion Levels Among Turkish Nurses: An ICU Case Study.","authors":"Hülya Fırat Kılıç, Serpil Su, Seda Cevheroğlu","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02257-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02257-y","url":null,"abstract":"This descriptive and correlational study aimed to determine the levels of spiritual caregiving and compassion among Turkish Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses and evaluate the relationship between these two variables. This study included 135 ICU nurses working in a university hospital in Turkey. Descriptive information forms, the Compassion Scale (CS), and the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale (SCGS) were used for data collection. The participants' mean CS score was high, with the separation and common humanity subscales yielding the lowest and highest scores, respectively. The mean SCGS score was high, with the lowest and highest scores obtained from the spiritual care attitudes and spirituality perspectives, respectively. There is a positive correlation between CS and SCGS scores. This study concluded that Turkish ICU nurses demonstrated high levels of compassion and spiritual care and that there is a positive relationship between them. Cultural factors can affect compassion and spiritual care; therefore, future studies in different cultures are necessary to provide more valid evidence, possibly through experimental studies.","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Study of the Impact of the Teachings of the Quran on the Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience of Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Iran.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02252-3

Sedigheh Yeganeh, Masoomeh Khaje Ahmadi, Mahnaz Kargar Jahromi, Fateme Beheshtaeen, Elham Zahedian, Marzieh Kargar Jahromi

{"title":"A Study of the Impact of the Teachings of the Quran on the Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience of Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Iran.","authors":"Sedigheh Yeganeh, Masoomeh Khaje Ahmadi, Mahnaz Kargar Jahromi, Fateme Beheshtaeen, Elham Zahedian, Marzieh Kargar Jahromi","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02252-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02252-3","url":null,"abstract":"Nurses have been exposed to great tension in the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to investigate the impact of the teachings of the Quran on the stress, anxiety, depression, and resilience of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. This is a quasi-experimental study on 70 nurses at Larestan and Gerash hospitals. The intervention was implemented in ten 30-min online and offline sessions through mobile phone-based applications. The standard resilience scale and DASS-21 were completed by the two study groups immediately before and one month after the intervention. The posttest total stress mean scores of the experimental and the control group were 5.77 ± 4.67 and 17.71 ± 3.22, respectively, showing a statistically significant difference between the two groups after the intervention (p-value < 0.05). Similarly, there was a statistically significant difference (p-value < 0.05) between the experimental and the control group' posttest total resilience mean scores (71.17 ± 15.16 and 36.05 ± 0.5, respectively). Accordingly, educational programs based on the teachings of the Quran are recommended as an effective way to improve resilience and decrease anxiety in nurses.","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pregnant Turkish Muslim Women's Perspectives and Experiences on Religion and Spirituality during Pregnancy.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02258-x

Figen Alp Yilmaz, Tuğba Uzunçakmak

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Adaptation of the Short Version of Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire in Türkiye.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02262-1

Gülcan Bahcecioglu Turan, Zülfünaz Özer, Nisa Yavuzer Bayrak

{"title":"Adaptation of the Short Version of Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire in Türkiye.","authors":"Gülcan Bahcecioglu Turan, Zülfünaz Özer, Nisa Yavuzer Bayrak","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02262-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02262-1","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was conducted to adapt the short version of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire into Turkish and to examine the validity and reliability of the scale. This methodological study was conducted between January and May 2024 with 283 individuals aged 18 and older in Turkey. Data were collected online by using \"Personal Information Form\" and the \"Short Version of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire\". It was found that all participants believed in God. According to the study results, item-based content validity index (I-CVI) was between 0.87 and 1.00, and the scale-based content validity index (S-CVI) was found to be 0.98. Factor loadings of the scale items vary between 0.570 and 0.840. Fit indices of the scale were calculated as follows: X2 = 9.64, df = 4 (p < 0.05), X2/df = 2.41, RMSEA = 0.071, CFI = 0.99, SRMR = 0.021, TLI = 0.98, RMR = 0.012, AIC = 31.64. The overall Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.860, and the Omega reliability value was 0.866. Short Version of the 5-item Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire was validated without any changes to the original form. The Turkish version of the Short Version of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring individuals' strength of religious faith.","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Intensive Care Nurses' Pain Management Experiences within the Framework of the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model in Türkiye: A Qualitative Approach.

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Journal of Religion & Health Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02251-4

Aylin Bilgin, Sinem Öcalan, Mustafa Sabri Kovancı

{"title":"Intensive Care Nurses' Pain Management Experiences within the Framework of the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model in Türkiye: A Qualitative Approach.","authors":"Aylin Bilgin, Sinem Öcalan, Mustafa Sabri Kovancı","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02251-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02251-4","url":null,"abstract":"Pain, which includes biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors, is a common symptom experienced by patients in intensive care. This study aimed to uncover intensive care nurses' perspectives on pain management strategies, employing the biopsychosocial-spiritual model as the guiding framework. This research employed a descriptive qualitative method, engaging participants from diverse locations across five provinces and eight different institutions. The study involved 16 intensive care nurses and utilized semi-structured online Zoom interviews. Data analysis was conducted using Braun and Clarke's six stages, and reporting followed the consolidated criteria for qualitative studies. The answers of the nurses were grouped under four themes and six subthemes: (1) biological interventions, (2) psychological interventions, (3) social interventions: involving families in the process and (4) spiritual interventions: support religious activities. This study shows that intensive care nurses benefit from many practices in pain management. These interventions included medication management and ensuring physical comfort in the biological factor, distracting activities and being with the patient in the psychological factor, involving the family in care in the social factor and providing an environment that supports the patient's religious needs under the spiritual factor.","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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