Howard Amanda Hiles, Roberts Megan, Mitchell Tony, Wilke Nicole Gilbertson
Department of Psychology, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Dr. Homewood, Birmingham, AL 35229 USA.
Christian Alliance for Orphans, 505 Los Arces Monteflor II Cayma, Arequipa, Peru.
Advers Resil Sci. 2023;4(2):177-190. doi: 10.1007/s42844-023-00088-y. Epub 2023 Feb 11.
Research has found that individuals who were separated from parental care and experienced alternative care settings during childhood are more likely to have poor outcomes as adults. This highlights the importance of understanding factors that are related to resilience and well-being for care leavers. A growing body of research has supported the importance of spirituality in our understanding of resilience and well-being. However, little work to date has examined the relationship of spirituality to outcomes in care leavers. The current study investigated the relationships between spirituality, resilience, well-being, and health in a sample of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. It also examined how different themes of spirituality were related to specific outcome variables. Data revealed that spirituality was significantly associated with higher life satisfaction, better mental and physical health, and more resilience even when accounting for current age, gender, age at separation, Human Development Index scores, and childhood adversity. Furthermore, findings indicate that different themes of spirituality are related to specific outcome variables, even when accounting for demographic information. Findings indicate that spirituality may play an important role in resilience and well-being for care leavers. Implications and limitations are discussed.
研究发现，童年时期与父母照料分离并经历过替代照料环境的个体成年后更有可能出现不良后果。这凸显了了解与脱离照料者的复原力和幸福感相关因素的重要性。越来越多的研究支持了灵性在我们理解复原力和幸福感方面的重要性。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究探讨灵性与脱离照料者结局之间的关系。本研究调查了来自11个国家的529名脱离照料者样本中灵性、复原力、幸福感和健康之间的关系。它还研究了灵性的不同主题如何与特定的结局变量相关。数据显示，即使考虑到当前年龄、性别、分离时的年龄、人类发展指数得分和童年逆境，灵性也与更高的生活满意度、更好的身心健康以及更强的复原力显著相关。此外，研究结果表明，即使考虑到人口统计学信息，灵性的不同主题也与特定的结局变量相关。研究结果表明，灵性可能在脱离照料者的复原力和幸福感中发挥重要作用。文中讨论了研究的意义和局限性。
