Wenzl Magdalena, Fuchshuber Jürgen, Podolin-Danner Nikita, Silani Giorgia, Unterrainer Human-Friedrich
Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
CIAR: Center for Integrative Addiction Research, Grüner Kreis Society, Vienna, Austria.
Front Psychol. 2021 Nov 9;12:783761. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.783761. eCollection 2021.
Studies investigating the relationship between religiosity/spirituality and mental health have suggested both positive and negative associations, highlighting the importance of multifaceted assessment of these rather broad constructs. The present study aims at contributing to this field of research by providing a validated Swedish version of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB-S) and further examining how this instrument relates to Big Five personality factors, Sense of Coherence (SOC), and religiosity. Data were collected from a total of 1,011 Swedish students (747 females; age range 18-40) completion of an online survey, including a new Swedish Version of the MI-RSWB-S, the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13), and the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-5). Results revealed adequate estimates of internal consistency and substantial evidence for the postulated six-dimensional structure. However, confirmatory factor analysis yielded poor fit indices, resulting in the development and validation of a revised measure of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (RSWB), comprising the subscales General Religiosity and Connectedness. Most of the MI-RSWB-S dimensions were positively correlated with the personality domains Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness and negatively related to Neuroticism. SOC was positively linked to Hope Immanent, Forgiveness, Hope Transcendent, and Experiences of Sense of Meaning, whereas CRS exhibited positive correlations with all MI-RSWB-S subscales except Hope Transcendent. The findings of the current study support the validity and reliability of the Swedish adoption of the MI-RSWB and confirm previously reported associations with the Big Five personality traits, SOC, and CRS. More in general, our results underline the putative substantial link between RSWB dimensions and mental health. Further research especially in clinical surroundings as well as by employing more representative samples is now warranted.
研究宗教信仰/精神性与心理健康之间关系的调查表明，二者之间既有积极关联，也有消极关联，这凸显了对这些相当宽泛的概念进行多方面评估的重要性。本研究旨在通过提供一份经过验证的瑞典语版宗教/精神幸福感多维量表（MI-RSWB-S），并进一步考察该量表与大五人格因素、连贯感（SOC）以及宗教信仰之间的关系，为这一研究领域做出贡献。通过在线调查，从总共1011名瑞典学生（747名女性；年龄范围18 - 40岁）中收集数据，调查内容包括一份新的瑞典语版MI-RSWB-S、十项人格量表（TIPI）、连贯感量表（SOC-13）以及宗教信仰核心地位量表（CRS-5）。结果显示，内部一致性估计良好，且有大量证据支持假定的六维结构。然而，验证性因素分析得出的拟合指数较差，因此开发并验证了一种修订后的宗教/精神幸福感（RSWB）测量方法，该方法包括总体宗教信仰和联系性两个子量表。MI-RSWB-S的大多数维度与外向性、开放性、尽责性和宜人性等人格领域呈正相关，与神经质呈负相关。SOC与内在希望、宽恕、超越希望以及意义感体验呈正相关，而CRS与MI-RSWB-S的所有子量表（除超越希望外）均呈正相关。本研究结果支持了瑞典语版MI-RSWB的有效性和可靠性，并证实了先前报道的与大五人格特质、SOC和CRS之间的关联。总体而言，我们的结果强调了RSWB维度与心理健康之间可能存在的实质性联系。现在有必要进行进一步研究，特别是在临床环境中以及采用更具代表性的样本进行研究。
