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Multicultural and idiosyncratic considerations for measuring the relationship between religious and secular forms of spirituality with positive global mental health - ProQuest


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Psychology of Religion and Spirituality9.1 (Feb 2017): 21-33. The current study espouses an alternative methodology using an ideologically diverse sample of 4,667 respondents who reported their spirituality levels (i.e., the extent one lives in accordance with one’s self-defined spiritual values) and their mental health levels. The sample predominately included agnostic, atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and spiritual nonreligious participants. Multigroup analyses within structural equation models revealed that spirituality held a large relationship strength with mental health for both religious and secular forms of spirituality, even with multiple configurations determining the constituents of the secular group. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

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