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Carey LB, Koenig HG, Hill T, Drummond D, Gabbay E, Cohen J, Aiken C, Carey JR. Spirituality, Mental Health, and COVID-19. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:1-5. [PMID: 38217770 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02000-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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This issue of JORH presents a broad range of articles that consider spirituality and spiritual care from various international perspectives. It also looks at a diverse range of articles relating to mental health disorders and addictions. Lastly, this issue considers the aftermath of COVID-19. Readers are also reminded of the European Congress on Religion, Spirituality, and Health (ECRSH) (Salzburg, Austria), as well as the inaugural International Moral Injury and Wellbeing Conference (IMIWC), Brisbane, Australia, 2024.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lindsay B Carey
- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
- The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Health Systems, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Health Systems, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- McKellar Centre, Barwon Health, North Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine Section, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine (Sydney), University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St. Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide and Alumni, Drew University, Madison, NJ, USA
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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Aldahadha B. Developing a Jordanian Measure of Reverence in Muslim Praying ('Khushoo'): Content Validity, Factor Structure and Reliability. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2023; 62:3664-3686. [PMID: 36943556 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01801-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Many Muslims complain of straying while praying because of life's problems and psychological pressures (i.e., reflecting on topics other than prayer). To assess this problem, it was necessary to develop a measure of reverence in Muslim praying (MRMP). The study aimed to collect items from the theoretical literature and investigate these to determine the validity of the content by consultation with a group of experts (n = 17), after which the number of items was reduced to 39. The study focused on two random and completely different samples. The first sample (n = 396) was used to verify the validity of exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The results showed that the following four factors explain 67.27% of the variance in the total scale: groveling, focused attention, contemplation, and praying behavior control. The second sample (n = 362) was used to verify the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) as well as the convergent validity and reliability of the data. Additionally, the four factors were confirmed using bifactor confirmatory factor analysis (B-CFA) and met the criteria for fitness. Likewise, all correlation values between the MRMP and mental health, mindfulness, happiness, and well-being were significant. In addition, the Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the four factors ranged between 0.85 and 0.77 and the total score was 0.92. Finally, the correlations between the MRMP and the four factors were significant. The study concluded that the MRMP is appropriate for assessing reverence in Muslim praying, can be used to promote psychological health in the context of prayers, and can serve as a foundation for future research.
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- Basim Aldahadha
- Department of Counseling and Special Education, Mutah University, Mutah, Al-Karak, 61710, Jordan.
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Carey LB, Koenig HG, Cohen J, Gabbay E, Hill T, Aiken C, Drummond D, Carey JR. Cancer, Religious Philosophy, Death and Dying. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2022; 61:4283-4287. [PMID: 36152229 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01673-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This final issue of JORH for 2022 revisits the topics of (1) cancer, (2) religious philosophy, and (3) uniquely collates a number of papers discussing the theme of death and dying-which seems an appropriate topic given the conclusion and celebration of life for one of the most internationally admired monarchs, Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). Lastly a call for papers is issued regarding religion, spirituality, suicide, and its prevention: https://www.springer.com/journal/10943/updates/23471166 .
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Affiliation(s)
- Lindsay B Carey
- Public Health Palliative Care Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
- Centre for Spiritually, Theology and Health, Duke University, North Carolina, USA.
- Institute for Ethics and Society, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Spiritually, Theology and Health, Duke University, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health Systems, Durham, NC, USA
- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
- St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Drew University Alumni, Maddison, NJ, USA
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- Barwon Health McKellar Centre and the University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Public Health Palliative Care Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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