Religious/spiritual struggles and psychological distress: A test of three models in a longitudinal study of adults with chronic health conditions.
J Clin Psychol
; 78(4): 544-558, 2022 04.
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| ID: mdl-34398979
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study tested three conceptual explanatory models that have been theorized to account for the linkages between religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles and psychological distress the primary model (i.e., R/S struggles lead to psychological distress), the secondary model (i.e., psychological distress leads to R/S struggles), and the complex model (i.e., R/S struggles and psychological distress reciprocally exacerbate each other).METHODS:
Using prospective data from a sample of US adults living with chronic health conditions (n = 302), we performed a cross-lagged panel analysis with three timepoints to test for evidence of potential causal relations between R/S struggles and psychological distress.RESULTS:
Consistent with the complex conceptual model of R/S struggles, we found evidence of positive reciprocal associations between R/S struggles and psychological distress.CONCLUSION:
The findings highlight the importance of attending to the dynamic interplay between R/S struggles and psychological distress when working with adults who have chronic health conditions.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spirituality
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Psychological Distress
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Psychol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States