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Differentiation of Self and Spirituality: Empirical Explorations
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Jankowski, Peter J.; Vaughn, Marsha – Counseling and Values, 2009
This study explored the relationships between an individual's interpersonal functioning, perceived spirituality, and selected spiritual practices. Using Bowen's family systems theory, the authors proposed that an individual's level of spiritual development and level of differentiation are correlated and that certain spiritual practices are…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Interpersonal Competence, Correlation
Spirituality among College Freshmen: Relationships To Self-Esteem, Body Image, and Stress
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Hayman, Jessie Wetherbe; Kurpius, Sharon Robinson; Befort, Christy; Nicpon, Megan Foley; Hull-Blanks, Elva; Sollenberger, Sonja; Huser, Laura – Counseling and Values, 2007
The authors investigated the relationships between spirituality, body image, self-esteem, and stress in 204 college freshmen who identified themselves as being highly spiritual. A positive relationship was found between spirituality and self-esteem. Although self-esteem was found to be negatively related to stress, spirituality served as a buffer…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Females, Self Concept, Religious Factors
Relationships between Adult Workers' Spiritual Well-Being and Job Satisfaction: A Preliminary Study
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Robert, Tracey E.; Young, J. Scott; Kelly, Virginia A. – Counseling and Values, 2006
The authors studied the relationships between adult workers' spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. Two hundred participants completed 2 instruments: the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (C. W. Ellison & R. F. Paloutzian, 1982) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (D. J. Weiss, R. V. Dawis, G. W. England, & L. H. Lofquist,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Religious Factors
Spiritual Wellness and Depression: Testing a Theoretical Model with Older Adolescents and Midlife Adults
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Briggs, Michele Kielty; Shoffner, Marie F. – Counseling and Values, 2006
Overall spiritual wellness, as well as 4 individual components of spiritual wellness, has been theoretically and empirically linked with depression. Prior to this investigation, no study has examined the relationship between spiritual wellness and depression by using a 4-component measurement model of spiritual wellness. In this study of older…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Wellness, Depression (Psychology), Counseling Theories