Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Study examining how religiosity affects well-being in literate versus illiterate populations, finding stronger associations in those with literacy and distinct dimensional patterns.

Research presents SPIRIT, a design framework guiding technology interventions for spiritual care in clinical and community settings. Six design dimensions operationalize spiritual support delivery.

Research applies the Bhagavad Gita's divine-demoniac trait framework to diagnose civilizational health and propose virtue cultivation as solution to contemporary global crises.

Interview-based discussion of the Omega Project (1968-1986), a longitudinal study examining end-of-life care across multiple populations, and its influence on psychosocial oncology development.

Structural equation modeling study examining spiritual health's role in promoting environmental behavior across 16 Iranian provinces with 5,548 participants.

Explore how young Nigerian and Zimbabwean migrants in the UK navigate religion and spirituality across individual, communal, and transnational dimensions, challenging linear integration models.

Mixed methods investigation of spiritual wellbeing constructs in stroke survivors, identifying implications for targeted post-acute interventions and diverse population research.

Study of 70 countries over 33 years reveals cultural shifts toward independence linked to higher childhood anxiety in Western nations, while religious faith emphasis correlates with lower anxiety.

Italian cultural adaptation and validation of FICA Spiritual History Tool in end-of-life cancer patients, examining spirituality as supportive dimension in palliative care.

Single-case study examining Quranic-based psychotherapy for major depressive disorder in a 60-year-old woman, showing sustained symptom reduction through follow-up.

Phenomenological examination of spiritual care practices among 22 oncology nurses in Saudi Arabia, identifying integration of Islamic values within professional nursing competencies.

Explore how existential distress among older Iranian adults with colorectal cancer is shaped by personal beliefs and sociocultural values, and the need for culturally informed cancer care.