巴基斯坦宗教与非宗教职业者的精神健康：一项强调地区信仰和习俗作用的比较横断面研究

Spiritual Health Among Pakistani Religious and Non-Religious Professional: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Highlighting the Role of Regional Beliefs and Practices.

作者信息

Aslam Ambreen, Ahmer Zaeema, Fatima Aftab Meha, Ahmed Asif

出版信息

Adv Mind Body Med. 2020;34(3):18-24.

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Spiritual health forms the core of health and is associated with better physical and mental health. Spiritual health and wellbeing has been shown to be significantly associated with better mental outcomes, yet there's lack of understanding of the determinants of spiritual health. Religious practices have been shown to improve health and have been assumed to be associated with spirituality, yet there remains a gap between religious practices and spiritual health. It is therefore, crucial to understand the role of religious beliefs and practices in improving spiritual health.

PURPOSE

To assess spiritual wellbeing between religious and non-religious professionals and assess how regional religious beliefs and practices are associated with spiritual wellbeing.

METHODS

We examined spiritual health among religious and non-religious professionals. A comparative cross sectional study was done with a sample size of 210. Differences of spiritual health and spiritual experiences, perceived spiritual traits and psychological parameters were observed.

RESULTS

Religious professionals were found to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals (P < .05). Spiritual experiences weakly contribute to spiritual health (r = 0.39, P < .05). Perceived spiritual traits including frequency of prayer (β = 5.25, CI = 1.80-8.70, P < .01) and belief in the presence of Supreme Being (β = 1.001, CI = 0.120-1.883, P < .05) influenced spiritual wellbeing and spiritual wellbeing showed a negative association with psychological parameters including anger (OR = 0.95, CI = 0.929-0.987, P < .05).

CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS

The findings from this study show that religious professionals tend to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals highlighting the importance of incorporating religious practices to ensure spiritual wellbeing. Improving spiritual wellbeing can provide an important tool for promoting holistic healing.

摘要

背景

精神健康是健康的核心，与更好的身心健康相关。精神健康和幸福感已被证明与更好的心理结果显著相关，但对精神健康的决定因素缺乏了解。宗教活动已被证明能改善健康，并被认为与精神性有关，但宗教活动与精神健康之间仍存在差距。因此，了解宗教信仰和活动在改善精神健康中的作用至关重要。

目的

评估宗教和非宗教专业人员之间的精神幸福感，并评估地区宗教信仰和活动与精神幸福感之间的关联。

方法

我们研究了宗教和非宗教专业人员的精神健康状况。进行了一项比较横断面研究，样本量为210。观察了精神健康、精神体验、感知到的精神特质和心理参数的差异。

结果

发现宗教专业人员比非宗教专业人员精神更健康（P < 0.05）。精神体验对精神健康的贡献较弱（r = 0.39，P < 0.05）。感知到的精神特质，包括祈祷频率（β = 5.25，CI = 1.80 - 8.70，P < 0.01）和对至上存在的信仰（β = 1.001，CI = 0.120 - 1.883，P < 0.05）影响精神幸福感，且精神幸福感与包括愤怒在内的心理参数呈负相关（OR = 0.95，CI = 0.929 - 0.987，P < 0.05）。