Journal of Religion & Health最新文献

{"title":"The Relationship Between Adaptation to Chronic Illness, Spirituality, and Quality of Life in the Elderly in Turkey.","authors":"Elanur Tekman Yilmaz, Dilek Kiliç, Derya Adibelli","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02606-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02606-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the relationship between adaptation to chronic illness, spirituality, and quality of life in the elderly. The descriptive study was conducted with 306 elderly individuals with chronic illnesses registered at a family health center located in a provincial center. In the study, a weak positive correlation was found between the Adaptation to Chronic Illness Scale and the FACIT-SP-12 Scale belief sub-dimension. The Adaptation to Chronic Illness Scale showed a moderate positive correlation with the SF-36 Scale sub-dimensions of physical functioning, physical and emotional role limitations, social functioning, and pain; while a weak positive correlation was observed with the general health perception sub-dimension. A weak positive correlation was identified between the FACIT-SP-12 Scale belief sub-dimension and the SF-36 Scale sub-dimensions of physical and emotional role limitations. It was determined that the elderly had a moderate level of adaptation to chronic illnesses and a high level of spiritual well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4830-4847"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147460586","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}

{"title":"A Typology of Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing Among Clergy: The Francis Burnout Inventory.","authors":"Andrew Village, Leslie J Francis","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02758-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02758-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The balanced affect model of clergy work-related psychological wellbeing operationalised in the Francis Burnout Inventory (FBI) maintains that professional burnout is predicted by the interaction between negative affect (emotional exhaustion) and positive affect (professional satisfaction). In order to locate negative affect and positive affect alongside one another, a five-fold typology was created using scores from 505 ministers in the Church of Scotland on the two scales of the FBI, the Satisfaction in Ministry Scale (SIMS) and the Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry (SEEM). The five types were characterised as Creaking (high SEEM and low SIMS scores), Coasting (low SEEM and low SIMS scores), Central (average SEEM and average SIMS scores), Compensating (high SEEM and high SIMS scores), and Cruising (low SEEM and high SIMS scores). The construct validity of this five-fold typology was demonstrated by comparing scores on three measures of the hypothesised consequences of burnout: the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, the Purpose in Life Scale, and the frequency of thinking about leaving ministry. On these measures, Creaking types showed the greatest evidence of burnout and Cruising types the least, with other types falling between these two groups. Subsequently, mean and standard deviations scores from the combined data from 8 surveys totalling 4658 clergy were used to indicate cut-off points for this five-fold typology to be employed in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4536-4556"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13649820/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149065251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Faith, Meaning, and Life After Kidney Transplant Failure in Türkiye: A Qualitative Study of Spiritual Coping and Adjustment to Dialysis.","authors":"Deniz Tasdemir, Hatice Ceylan","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02707-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02707-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kidney transplant failure and the subsequent return to dialysis constitute a profound biographical disruption that extends beyond physical decline to encompass existential and spiritual challenges. While the impact of graft failure on quality of life has been documented, less is known about how individuals draw on spiritual and religious resources to make sense of this transition. This qualitative study explores how patients reconstruct quality of life following kidney transplant failure, with particular attention to spiritual coping and meaning-making processes. Using a descriptive qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 adults receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis after transplant failure in Türkiye. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke's approach. Analysis revealed four interrelated themes. Participants described intense emotional distress, uncertainty, and loss. Spirituality functioned both as a source of comfort and as a means of reconstructing meaning, enabling participants to reframe suffering, sustain hope, and renegotiate their sense of self and future. Social and familial support further reinforced these processes. The findings suggest that quality of life after transplant failure is shaped not only by physical and psychosocial factors but also by spiritual beliefs and practices. Integrating spiritual care into clinical settings may enhance holistic, multidisciplinary support for patients undergoing this challenging transition.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"5034-5048"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13649913/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148320001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Existential Well-Being Mediates the Relationship Between Religious Well-Being and Mental Health as Well as Quality of Life in Polish Chronic Pain Patients: Longitudinal Pilot Study.","authors":"Marcin Wnuk, Maciej Klimasiński","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02531-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02531-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic pain is a common medical challenge in Poland. Its impact is particularly significant because it affects all dimensions of patients' lives. Interestingly, the psychological and spiritual dimensions of quality of life appear to be closely intertwined. There is a scarcity of research explaining the beneficial or detrimental roles of religious coping on well-being in chronic pain patients. However, research on other populations indicates the importance of the existential factor within the two-dimensional spiritual well-being theory. We hypothesize that religious well-being is indirectly linked to mental health and quality of life through its role in facilitating meaning and purpose in life. We recruited 58 non-cancer chronic pain patients at the Pain Management Clinic of the University Clinical Hospital in Poznań, Poland, and examined them in two waves with a three-month interval between February and July 2025. The statistical analysis indicated that religious well-being significantly reduces depression and anxiety and increases quality of life, indirectly through improving existential well-being. We conclude that while belief in God may offer comfort, the psychological benefits of religiosity are conditional and depend on whether it fosters adaptive meaning-making. Purpose and hope may or may not be rooted in religious frameworks. These findings underscore the need for implementing interventions for patients with chronic pain in Poland, which focus on finding meaning and purpose-such as meaning-centered therapy or spiritually oriented conversations in clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4815-4829"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13649822/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145897018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Church Attendance: Its Influences on the Churchgoing Teenagers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the UK.","authors":"Racheal Adebayo","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02422-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02422-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the influence of church attendance on Pentecostal teenagers, particularly teenagers from the black-established Pentecostal Churches in the UK. It differs from previous research by focusing on church attendance rather than on religion and spirituality. This research was conducted among 27 teenagers, aged between 13 and 15 years old, who regularly attend the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the Pentecostal denominations within the Black Majority Churches in Britain. The research was carried out as a qualitative study. The primary method of enquiry was face-to-face interviews. The data gathered were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach and thematic data analysis. The study argues that many Pentecostal teenagers in the UK, especially those who attend Black Majority Pentecostal Churches like the participants in this study, are not just actively engaged in religion and spirituality through the attendance of church services, as postulated by many academics from social sciences and religious studies backgrounds. Rather, church attendance has influenced the lives of youngsters in many positive ways. Critical analysis of the influence of church attendance among the interview participants falls into these themes: moral and social behaviours, personal and spiritual growth, and networking and corporate participation. In addition to presenting the empirical findings, this article compares such findings with the previous studies on the subject matter.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4557-4575"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13649844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive, Spiritual, and Algorithmic Responsiveness in Teaching Scale (C-SARTS): Exploring Teachers' Cognitive, Ethical, and Spiritual Responsiveness in AI-Supported Secondary Education in Jordan.","authors":"Yusra Jadallah Abed Khasawneh, Mahmoud Gharaibeh, Mohammad Nayef Ayasrah, Ayoub Hamdan Al-Rousan, Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02643-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02643-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study developed and psychometrically validated the Cognitive-Spiritual Algorithmic Responsiveness in Teaching Scale (C-SARTS) for AI-supported secondary education in Jordan. Using a sequential mixed-methods design, we generated and refined items through qualitative interviews and literature review, then administered the scale to 552 teachers. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a coherent four-factor solution-integrative multidimensional responsiveness, cognitive responsiveness in live pedagogy, spiritual responsiveness in teaching encounters, and algorithmic responsiveness in instructional design-which was subsequently confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis with acceptable fit indices. Reliability was strong across dimensions (α/ω/CR at or above conventional thresholds). Convergent and discriminant validity were largely satisfactory; one construct showed AVE slightly below 50 but met composite reliability criteria, indicating conservative yet acceptable convergence. Measurement invariance held across gender. Network-based exploratory graph analysis with bootstrap replications supported a stable four-dimensional structure, and a random-forest check highlighted the integrative dimension and items that combine AI-readable design with attention to students' psychosocial context as most influential. C-SARTS offers a concise, multidimensional measure of how teachers align cognitive, ethical-spiritual, and algorithmic considerations in AI-rich classrooms, supporting applications in educational research, teacher professional development, and ethically grounded technology integration in Jordanian secondary schools.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4357-4392"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785813","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}

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence at the Boundary of Spiritual Experience and Psychopathology: A Scoping Review of Evidence from Türkiye, the USA, the UK, Poland, South Korea, and Israel.","authors":"Rohman Hikmat, Muntazhar Nur Syabana, Ade Kosasih, Eka Kurnia Firmansyah, Roxsana Devi Tumanggor","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02777-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02777-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday life has created new intersections among digital technology, spirituality, mystical experience, and psychopathology. This scoping review aimed to map evidence on how AI mediates, reinforces, detects, predicts, or interprets religious and spiritual experiences at the boundary with psychosis and dissociation. PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Scopus were searched through June 30, 2026, with supplementary reference-list screening and forward citation tracking. Study selection followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. Nine studies from Türkiye, the USA, the UK, Poland, South Korea, and Israel were included. The evidence comprised clinical case reports, retrospective electronic health record analyses, qualitative studies, machine-learning investigations, and conceptual modeling. Conversational AI was reported as a catalyst, amplifier, co-author, or object of spiritually framed delusions, particularly in the presence of psychosis, mania, sleep disruption, substance exposure, or impaired reality testing. Conversely, natural language processing and machine-learning models showed preliminary potential for identifying documented psychotic episodes and predicting relapse. AI may therefore contribute to the reinforcement of psychopathological experiences while also offering preliminary support for psychiatric screening and risk prediction. Prospective, culturally diverse, and externally validated research is needed to clarify causal mechanisms and establish clinical, ethical, and technological safeguards.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4139-4170"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148963953","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}

{"title":"Violence at Churches in the USA: Pastoral Leadership, Theological Coping, and the Psychosocial Governance of Physical Security.","authors":"Seungmug Zech Lee, Randy A Falkner","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02649-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02649-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deadly violence at US churches raises urgent public health and psychological questions about how religious leaders govern protective capacity in \"soft target\" environments. The trauma of these events fractures communal well-being and introduces profound psychosocial burdens to pastoral leaders navigating the tension between spiritual sanctuary and physical vulnerability. We surveyed 255 Protestant senior pastors (Baptist, Methodist, Non-denominational) across three US regions (yielding a 3.74% response rate) using the Servant Leadership Profile-Revised and Defensive Theology Scale to assess their relationship with the presence of a designated security responder. While bivariate analysis suggested that pastors utilizing a \"Defensive Theology\" (reliance on God's sovereignty) as a religious coping mechanism were more likely to implement security, a multivariate logistic regression model revealed that Servant Leadership is the primary driver. A 1-SD increase in servant leadership predicted significantly higher odds of responder presence (OR 1.40, 95% CI [1.03, 1.89]). Post hoc path analysis confirmed a full mediation model: Defensive theology acts as an antecedent to servant leadership (β = .202), which in turn drives security adoption. Furthermore, social polity played a critical role: Methodist affiliation significantly reduced the likelihood of security adoption (OR 0.26) compared to Baptist affiliation. These findings challenge the assumption that faith precludes physical preparation, suggesting that for modern clergy, security governance is a psychosocial operationalization of the \"Shepherd\" role-a duty of care driven by theological coping that actively mitigates congregational anxiety, preserves holistic well-being, and sustains meaning in life.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4486-4510"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147646827","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}

{"title":"Christian Congregations as Sites of Response to Community Substance Use Issues: An Exploratory Needs Assessment Survey of Clergy in North Carolina, USA.","authors":"Brett McCarty, Alejandra Salemi, Charles Lynch, Josh Gaghan, Amy O'Regan, Rachel Meyer Gallagher, David Eagle, Warren Kinghorn","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02700-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02700-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Opioid overdose deaths have devastated communities across the USA for over two decades. This study explores how Christian clergy in North Carolina perceive and respond to substance use issues, including opioid misuse. An anonymous online survey of clergy in 24 North Carolina counties was conducted from December 2020 to February 2021 (n = 105, response rate 7.6%). Nearly all respondents (98%) reported that their congregations offered at least one form of support for those affected by substance use issues. Over half (58%) reported someone seeking help for substance use in the past year, and clergy noted significant family impacts such as financial hardship, job loss, and overdose. Relative to evangelical Protestant congregations, mainline Protestant congregations were reported as more likely to view addiction as disease rather than sin and to support medication-assisted treatment and syringe exchange. Clergy expressed strong interest in practical resources that are more relational than educational. Limitations include a low response rate, a predominantly white, Christian sample, and pandemic-era timing. Findings highlight opportunities for trust-based partnerships between public health and faith communities that respect theological commitments while building on congregations' existing strengths and practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4416-4434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148340604","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}

{"title":"The Effect of Spiritual Interventions on Hope in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.","authors":"Vahid Yousofvand, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Naser Kamyari, Roghayeh Esmaieli, Mohammad Mehdi Forouzanfar","doi":"10.1007/s10943-026-02675-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-026-02675-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aimed to determine the effect of spiritual interventions on hope among patients with chronic diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. International databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct, Google Scholar) and Iranian databases (Magiran, SID) were searched up to September 8, 2025, using the operators \"AND\" and \"OR\" without time restrictions. The inclusion criteria consisted of randomized controlled trials or clinical trial studies that examined various spiritual interventions to promote hope in adults with chronic physical illnesses. After removing duplicates, initial and secondary screenings were independently performed by two reviewers, and finally, a total of 18 eligible studies were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool. A total of 18 studies involving 1410 participants (intervention = 708; control = 707), conducted between 2008 and 2024 across five countries, were included in the review. The interventions consisted of structured spiritual care, religious counseling, self-care education, and prayer. Hope was assessed using validated instruments, including the Herth Hope Index (HHI), the Miller Hope Scale (MHS), and Snyder's Adult Hope Scale (AHS). The majority of studies reported significant improvements in hope among participants in the intervention groups compared with controls, whereas only one study found nonsignificant results. Overall, the meta-analysis demonstrated a strong and significant effect in favor of the intervention group (Cohen's d = 1.90, p < 0.001). According to the findings, spiritual interventions effectively enhance hope in patients with chronic physical diseases. These results highlight the importance of integrating spiritual interventions into the care plans of such patients and underscore the need for further research on standardized protocols and long-term outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"4761-4798"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147976577","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}