Religiosity/spirituality and mental health in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

HJ Coelho-Júnior, R Calvani, F Panza… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The present study investigated the association between religious and spiritual
(RS) practices with the prevalence, severity, and incidence of mental health problems in …

Count Your Life by smiles and tears: an integrative review on resilience and growing older

C Beeris, A Niemeijer… - Gerontology and Geriatric …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The concept of “resilience” is considered helpful in understanding how people navigate
adversities typical to later life. It is also a concept of growing interest internationally in …

Self-transcendence: Association with spirituality in an Italian sample of terminal cancer patients

A Bovero, S Pesce, R Botto, V Tesio, A Ghiggia - Behavioral Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Terminally ill cancer patients often experience demoralization and loss of dignity, which
undermines their spiritual wellbeing, which could, however, be supported by the presence of …

The meaning and role of spirituality for older adults: A qualitative study

Y Can Oz, S Duran, K Dogan - Journal of Religion and Health, 2022 - Springer
This study is designed to identify the meaning and effects perceived by a person concerning
religion and spirituality as that person grows old. A total of nineteen adults aged 65–88, five …

Validation of the spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) and its role in predicting hope among Iranian elderly

R Nooripour, N Ghanbari, S Hosseinian… - Ageing International, 2023 - Springer
Older adults, as the most vulnerable group, are affected by decreased functional abilities
and changes in physical status, such as cognitive, social, and psychological function. This …

Understanding changes in mental health symptoms from young-old to old-old adults by sex using multiple-group latent transition analysis

SH Min, M Topaz, C Lee, R Schnall - GeroScience, 2023 - Springer
Older adults are classified into three homogeneous groups: young-old (age 65–74), old-old
(age 75–84), and oldest-old (age 85 and over). Mental health symptoms are likely to change …

[HTML][HTML] Sentido de vida en adultos mayores institucionalizados desde el enfoque Humanista-Existencial

C Molina Codecido - Actualidades en Psicología, 2021 - scielo.sa.cr
Objetivo. Identificar el sentido de vida en un grupo de adultos mayores institucionalizados,
desde una perspectiva humanista-existencial. Método. Se efectuó un diseño cualitativo …

Social support exchange in shared living arrangements with older adults—Exploring the benefits of intergenerational living for older adults

D Van Gasse, B Wyninckx - Journal of Population Ageing, 2024 - Springer
This qualitative study explores the social support experiences of older adults residing in co-
housing projects in Belgium. Co-housing involves individual private homes sharing common …

[HTML][HTML] Spirituality and negative religious coping, but not positive religious coping, differentially mediate the relationship between scrupulosity and mental health: A …

CJ Mancini, V Quilliam, C Camilleri… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Given the continued rise in negative mental health globally, including among
university students, research continues to investigate potential correlates that negatively or …

The impact of State of Surrender on the relationship between engagement in substance use treatment and meaning in life presence: a pilot study

TB Sease, CR Cox, AL Wiese, EK Sandoz… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The current study examined the construct of State of Surrender (SoS)—defined as a
willingness to accept, without resistance, what is to come—and investigated SoS as a …