Spiritual fitness and resilience : a review of relevant constructs, measures, and links to well-being

Spiritual fitness and resilience : a review of relevant constructs, measures, and links to well-being

This report is one of a series designed to support Air Force leaders in promoting resilience among its Airmen, civilian employees, and Air Force families. It examines the relationship between spiritual fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature: a spiritual world...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Project Air Force (U.S.) Content Provider (content provider)
Other Authors: Yeung, Douglas Author (author), Martin, Margret T Contributor (contributor), Martin, Margret T Author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Rand Corporation 2013
Series:RAND Project Air Force Series on Resiliency Spiritual fitness and resilience
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force > Airmen > Religious life.
United States. > Air Force > Civilian employees > Religious life.
Resilience (Personality trait) > Religious life > United States
Families of military personnel
Social Sciences
Psychology
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433072306719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The context of this report
  • 2. Spiritual fitness definition and key constructs
  • Definition
  • Key constructs and metrics of spiritual fitness
  • Prominent metrics of spiritual fitness related to key constructs
  • Spiritual worldview
  • Personal religious or spiritual practices and rituals
  • Support from a spiritual community
  • Spiritual coping
  • Evidence suggests that spiritual fitness may protect against suicide, although not in all situations
  • 3. Interventions to promote spiritual fitness
  • Spiritual interventions generally focus on individuals; fewer interventions address the unit, family, and community levels
  • Individual-level interventions
  • Unit-level interventions
  • Family-level interventions
  • Community-level interventions
  • Diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs suggests that resilience efforts should consider culturally appropriate interventions
  • 4. Concluding thoughts
  • Recommendation 1 : expand support for diverse spiritual needs within the air force community
  • Recommendation 2 : leverage existing evidence-based guidance on implementing spiritual interventions
  • Recommendation 3 : explore alternative approaches to enhancing spiritual fitness
  • Recommendation 4 : consider non-spirituality-specific interventions.

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