Spiritual Well-Being and Psychological Adjustment: Mediated by Interpersonal Needs?

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• Alternative Title:
  J Relig Health
• Personal Author:
  Gaskin-Wasson, Ashly L. ; Walker, Kristin L. ; Shin, Lilian J. ; Kaslow, Nadine J.
• Description:
  Spiritual well-being has been shown to reduce suicidal behavior, depressive symptoms, and hopelessness. Thwarted interpersonal needs have been shown to increase risk of suicidal behavior. This paper aims to explore the interrelationships among spiritual well-being, thwarted interpersonal needs, and negative outcomes including suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms among African American women. Sixty-six African American women (M = 36.18; SD = 11.70), from a larger study of women who had experienced interpersonal violence within the past year, completed self-report questionnaires. Mediation analyses revealed that thwarted belongingness, but not perceived burdensomeness, significantly mediated the relations between spiritual well-being and the three outcomes. This study provides the first examination of the role of thwarted interpersonal needs on the link between spiritual well-being and negative psychological outcomes. Spiritual well-being serves a protective role against feelings of social isolation, which may reduce one's risk of negative psychological outcomes. Treatments that bolster a sense of spirituality and social connectedness may reduce suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Black Or African American Depression Emotional Adjustment Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Longitudinal Studies Middle Aged Psychological Theory Risk Factors Spirituality Suicidal Ideation Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Relig Health. 57(4):1376-1391
• Pubmed ID:
  27377390
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9922545
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 MH078002/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R49 CCR421767-01/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 1R01MH078002-01A2/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:134ad6b725b4f4b1fbc7512132e2ece4f1d6371ed1f8c7909e2522a43074727c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/124663/cdc_124663_DS1.pdf
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