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- Title
Challenges to the Conceptualization and Measurement of Religiosity and Spirituality in Mental Health Research.
- Authors
Baumsteiger, Rachel; Chenneville, Tiffany
- Abstract
Investigating religiosity and spirituality may help to further elucidate how individuals' worldviews influence their attitudes, behavior, and overall well-being. However, inconsistencies in how these constructs are conceptualized and measured may undercut the potential value of religiosity and spirituality research. Results from a survey of undergraduate students suggest that laypeople define spirituality as independent from social influence and that few people associate religiosity with negative terms. A content analysis of spirituality measures indicates that spirituality measures contain items that do not directly measure the strength of spirituality. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
MEDICAL research; MENTAL health; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; SURVEYS; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of Religion & Health, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 6, p2344
- ISSN
0022-4197
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10943-015-0008-7