Institute of Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle Weg 4, 58313, Herdecke, Germany.
IUNCTUS - Competence Center for Christian Spirituality, Philosophical-Theological Academy, 48149, Münster, Germany.
J Relig Health. 2021 Apr;60(2):1261-1280. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01092-7. Epub 2020 Nov 2.
In a cross-sectional survey among 626 Adventists, we investigated their perception of spiritual dryness, and its association with indicators of Acedia, well-being and emotional exhaustion. Women, younger persons and those without a specific duty within the church had significantly higher spiritual dryness scores. Spiritual dryness was predicted best by perceived Excessive Spiritual Demands (indicating spiritual exhaustion) and low perception of the sacred. Further predictors are Acedia's Difficulties in Prayer Life, reduced well-being and emotional exhaustion. The underlying causes might be complex and thus to support persons experiencing these phases, a thorough differentiation of the underlying 'spirits' is required.
在一项针对 626 名基督复临安息日会教友的横断面调查中，我们调查了他们对灵里枯干的认知，以及其与倦怠、幸福感和情绪疲惫的指标之间的关联。女性、年轻人和那些在教会中没有特定职责的人，其灵里枯干的评分显著较高。灵里枯干的最佳预测指标是感知到的过度属灵需求（表明灵里疲惫）和对神圣的感知降低。进一步的预测指标是倦怠在祈祷生活中的困难、幸福感降低和情绪疲惫。潜在的原因可能很复杂，因此，为了支持那些正在经历这些阶段的人，需要对潜在的“灵”进行彻底的区分。
