Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-5543, USA.
J Behav Med. 2011 Dec;34(6):477-88. doi: 10.1007/s10865-011-9343-7. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
Growing research has demonstrated a link between spiritual well-being and better health; however, little is known about possible physiological mechanisms. In a sample of highly religious healthy male and female adults (n = 100) ages 19-59 (m = 28.28) we examined the influence of spiritual well-being, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp-Ex), on physiological risk factors for heart disease. Specifically we examined 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP), inflammation (hs-C-reactive protein), fasting glucose, and blood lipids. Regression analyses reveal that higher levels of spiritual-wellness (total FACIT-Sp-Ex score) was significantly related to lower systolic ambulatory BP (β = -.345; P < .001), diastolic ambulatory BP (β = -.24; P = .02), hs-C-reactive protein (β = -.23; P = .04), fasting glucose (β = -.28; P = .006), and marginally lower triglycerides (β = -.21; P = .09) and VLDL (β = -.21; P = .10) controlling for age, gender, and church attendance. Results remained generally consistent across the Meaning, Peace, Faith and Additional Spiritual Concerns subscales of the FACIT-Sp-Ex. Spiritual well-being may be cardio protective.
越来越多的研究表明，精神幸福感与更健康的身体之间存在关联；然而，关于可能存在的生理机制，我们知之甚少。在一项针对 19 至 59 岁的高度宗教信仰的健康男女成年人（n=100）的样本中（m=28.28），我们研究了精神幸福感（通过慢性疾病治疗的功能评估-精神幸福感量表（FACIT-Sp-Ex）进行衡量）对心脏病生理风险因素的影响。具体来说，我们检查了 24 小时动态血压（BP）、炎症（hs-C 反应蛋白）、空腹血糖和血脂。回归分析表明，更高水平的精神幸福感（总 FACIT-Sp-Ex 评分）与较低的收缩压动态 BP（β=-.345；P<.001）、舒张压动态 BP（β=-.24；P=.02）、hs-C 反应蛋白（β=-.23；P=.04）、空腹血糖（β=-.28；P=.006）以及略低的甘油三酯（β=-.21；P=.09）和 VLDL（β=-.21；P=.10）呈显著相关，这与年龄、性别和参加教会的情况有关。在 FACIT-Sp-Ex 的意义、和平、信仰和其他精神关注子量表中，结果总体上保持一致。精神幸福感可能具有心脏保护作用。
