Women’s Spiritual Intelligence is Associated With Fewer Depression Symptoms: Exploratory Results From a Canadian Sample

While some evidence suggests a relationship between spiritual intelligence and depression, overall, research has yielded inconclusive results. We set out to expand the literature by further exploring this relationship in a Canadian sample. We also aimed to investigate the moderating effect of gender...

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Autori: Parattukudi, Augustine (Autore) ; Maxwell, Hillary (Autore) ; Dubois, Sacha (Autore) ; Bédard, Michel (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Anno: 2022, Volume: 61, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 433-442
Altre parole chiave:B Spiritual Intelligence
B Spirituality
B Depressione
B Mental Health
B gender differences
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Riepilogo:While some evidence suggests a relationship between spiritual intelligence and depression, overall, research has yielded inconclusive results. We set out to expand the literature by further exploring this relationship in a Canadian sample. We also aimed to investigate the moderating effect of gender, shedding additional light on an interaction mostly overlooked in the current research. A clinical sample of 39 participants (66.7% female) completed measures of SI and depression before receiving treatment for depression in an outpatient mental health clinic. Results indicated that overall, there was a negative relationship between SI and depression symptoms (r(39) = − 0.55, p < .001); our findings illustrate that this beneficial relationship was driven by women. Future research of interventions aimed at improving spirituality as a means of reducing depression symptoms is warranted.
ISSN:1573-6571
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01412-5