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In the early part of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the conflict-affected process indicated a complex array of emotions and that people sought religious faith as a coping strategy. We explore emotions and coping with a qualitative study of 22 Ukrainians at the start of the Russian invasion of February 2022. Ukrainians experienced a range of shifting emotions, including fear and hatred, but also positive emotions such as hope and pride. Some felt loneliness, but this was mitigated through various coping strategies (e.g., volunteering, seeking social support, and religious faith). Whereas some found comfort through religious faith, the war presented dilemmas that tested their faith and morality, leading to temporary feelings of shame. This study provides needed nuance in how emotions and various coping mechanisms, including religious faith, evolve during the early stages of war.

Focusing on young adults constituting the most vulnerable and risky group regarding substance abuse, the present study was carried out in order to examine the relationship between the spiritual well-being levels of university students and their substance abuse proclivity. Having a descriptive and cross sectional design, this study was completed with 250 students studying at a Vocational High School of a university in Türkiye during the academic year 2021-2022. The data collection process was carried out by using the "Personal Information Form," the "Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS)," and the "Substance Use Tendency Scale (SAPS). In this study, students' level of spiritual well-being was found to be high. This was determined according to the 'Transcendence' sub-dimension of the SWBS scale (67.13 ± 7.09). It was found that 39.2% of the students had a substance abuse proclivity. It was also determined that all university students had total scores on the SAPS below the cutoff point (14.99). However, a considerable portion of the students (39.2%) scored 16 or higher on the scale, which indicates a substance abuse proclivity. The results obtained in this study revealed that the high level of spirituality plays an effective role in moderately reducing the substance abuse proclivity (r = - 0.367; p < 0.05). Programs aiming to improve spirituality, emphasize the importance of family relationships, social order, nature walks, and strengthen existing religious beliefs should be provided to university and high school students.

Social-emotional competence (SEC) enables children to build successful relationships and reduces the risk of mental issues. It has been demonstrated that implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) programs helps develop students' SEC and that better results are obtained utilizing gamification. This paper illustrates the impact of the faith-infused, game-based intervention RENEW (REsilience iN Emotional and behavioral Well-being) on primary school students' SEC. The RENEW intervention was administered using the digital gamification platform Kahoot! across eight weekly sessions to a group of 45 students spanning grades four, five, seven, and eight (n = 45) at a Christian school in Taipei (Taiwan) during the 2021-2022 academic year. Before and after the intervention, the student's SEC was assessed using the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment-Mini. First, the differences between pre- and post-intervention were evaluated using a paired-sample t-test. Subsequently, the SEC relative change was analyzed with an ANOVA model that accounted for initial SEC status, gender and grade. Finally, the individual changes in the SEC category ("need for instruction", "typical", "strengths") and the individual SEC change magnitude ("null", "small", "medium", "large") were examined. The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04935593). On average, we observed an increase in SEC of 13.1%, which rose to 14.9% after adjusting for gender, grade and initial status. Moreover, eighteen students moved to a higher SEC category, and in 26 cases, a medium-to-large SEC change was observed. This study highlights the potential of classroom-wide, game-based SEL interventions to significantly enhance the SEC of primary school students. Additionally, it demonstrates that incorporating moral values into these interventions can effectively promote students' spiritual growth and character development.

Caring for patients in intensive care units (ICUs) requires healthcare workers to recognize the importance of a spiritual care approach in these settings. Moving toward a holistic and patient-centered care model that incorporates spiritual care is essential for enhancing patients' healing process. The disease-centered approach of ICU and the perceived deficit of spiritual care highlight the need to add knowledge on integrating spiritual care interventions into daily ICU practices. The aim of this scoping review will be to develop a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of spiritual care interventions for adult patients in ICU according to JBI methodology and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. The inclusion criteria will be informed by the types of participants, concept and context, and types of evidence sources. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies, editorials, opinion papers and gray literature will be included. Databases such as PubMed (National Library of Medicine), CINAHL, Academic Search Complete, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (via EBSCOhost), Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection will be searched. No date limit will be set. Titles and abstracts that meet the inclusion criteria, full texts of eligible studies and reference lists of all selected sources will be screened by 2 independent reviewers. Data will be extracted using customized tools, presented in diagrammatic or tabular format and summarized in a final narrative synthesis report. This research represents the first effort to develop a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of spiritual care interventions exclusively targeting adult patients in ICU settings. The findings will offer a thorough review of these interventions, including their main attributes, providers, resources, associated outcomes and assessment tools. Consequently, this knowledge can enhance the spiritual dimension of patient-centered care in the ICU, thereby promoting a shift from the traditional biomedical model to a more holistic perspective and establishing a new standard in critical care.

This study examines the responses of 253 recently ordained stipendiary Anglican curates in the Church of England to the Francis Burnout Inventory during their second year in ministry. The data confirm the internal consistency reliability among recently ordained clergy of the scales proposed by this measure: Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry, and Satisfaction in Ministry Scale. While positive affect is high, with 90% agreeing with the item that they gain a lot of satisfaction from fulfilling their ministry roles, negative affect is also uncomfortably high, with 35% agreeing with the item that they feel drained by fulfilling their ministry roles. It is those ordained under the age of forty who experienced the highest levels of emotional exhaustion.

This study aimed to examine the bio-psychosocial experiences of patients living in Türkiye receiving hemodialysis treatment and to examine their spiritual coping strategies. A descriptive phenomenological research methodology was used in this study. This study was conducted with 23 hemodialysis patients, and interviews were conducted individually and face to face. The data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis method. The data analysis revealed four categories and thirteen main themes. It was concluded that the prolonged hemodialysis process negatively affected patients with chronic kidney disease bio-psychosocially, yet some patients used spiritual coping strategies to cope with the disease effectively. Spirituality is believed to be influential in dealing with the disease.

This cross-sectional study examined the role of mindful parenting in the association between spiritual well-being and positive parenting behaviors among mothers of typically developing children. The sample comprised 381 mothers of children aged 4-17 years. We collected the data using the Three-Factor Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS-3), the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ), and the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS). We tailored our analysis through the subscales of the SWBS-3 (transcendence, harmony with nature, and anomie) to control the contamination effects of other psychological constructs (e.g., meaning and connectedness) on the measurement of spiritual well-being. The correlation analysis yielded significant results, indicating a relationship between the SWBS-3 subscales and mothers' mindful parenting skills (i.e., being in the moment with the child and mindful discipline) and positive parenting practices. Moreover, the mediating effect analysis revealed that mindful parenting skills assumed diverse roles in the relationship between transcendence, harmony with nature, and anomie and positive parenting practices. The findings were then addressed in the context of the existing literature.

This study aimed to estimate the proportion of Brazilian nurses, doctors, and psychologists who approach spirituality and religiosity (S/R) issues in professional practice. The study also explored these health professionals' willingness to interact with patients on issues related to S/R in their clinical practice using item response theory (IRT). From a nationwide cross-sectional web survey, demographic data and the opinions of doctors, nurses, and psychologists were collected regarding aspects related to S/R. For this study, the willingness of physicians to interact with patients regarding the S/R issues scale, developed by the Network for Research Spirituality and Health and translated into Brazilian Portuguese, was used. Information was adjusted according to the IRT. Of the 1095 participants, 335 (30.6%) were nurses, 433 (39.5%), doctors, and 327 (29.9%) were psychologists. The areas of activity with the most significant representation were primary healthcare (n = 292, 26.7%) and mental health (n = 296, 27.0%). A total of 76 (22.7%) nurses, 152 (35.1%) doctors, and 112 (34.3%) psychologists often or always asked about S/R in professional practice. There was a significant difference in the frequency of approach by nurses compared to doctors (p < 0.001) and psychologists (p = 0.001). Doctors were more willing to approach S/R, with a statistically significant difference between nurses (DM - 0.72, 95% CI BCa [- 1.38 to - 0.11]) and psychologists (DM 1.44, 95% CI BCa (0.76-2.11)]. This study should encourage a more comprehensive approach to human beings, contributing to more profound research in Brazil and worldwide.

Among the many factors causing physician burnout is the difficulty of finding meaning in clinical work. Psychiatrist and philosopher Viktor Frankl believed that meaning, derived from experiences of self-transcendence, can help a person endure extraordinary adversity. The Confucian concept of li may offer a path to finding meaning in clinical work. Though commonly translated as "ritual" and thought of as merely a set of rules, practices, or decorum, li may be understood as any act, state of mind, or arrangement reflecting or bringing about the sacred. Practitioners of li participate in a liturgical celebration of human community and everyday life since li is not merely ritual acts performed during religious ceremonies or special occasions but encompasses the entire spectrum of interaction with humans, nature, and even material objects. Thus, everyday interactions between physicians and their patients, colleagues, and work environment, if made li, will allow physicians to participate in such a liturgical celebration, sanctify their work, and encounter the sacred. In realizing the sacred in every ordinary task, work is no longer sterile, mechanical, and temporal but living, spiritual, and holy. With li, physicians approach work with mindful, artistic, and priestly devotion and access sources of meaning from work, from one's attitude while facing challenges, and from relationships.

Teachers' job satisfaction is a fundamental factor shaping school effectiveness and productivity. Therefore, identifying the psychological factors that influence job satisfaction is crucial in efforts to enhance teachers' job satisfaction. In this study, we aimed to reveal the multiple mediating roles of self-efficacy and hope in the relationship between teachers' spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. To achieve this aim, we tested our theoretical model with data collected from 356 teachers. The findings suggest that teachers' hope, and self-efficacy partially mediate the relationship between their spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. These results indicate that teachers' levels of spiritual well-being play an effective role in enhancing job satisfaction via psychological resources such as self-efficacy and hope. In this context, educational leaders should consider teachers' spiritual and psychological needs, organize school environments accordingly, and foster a positive institutional culture.