Spiritual integration predicts self-reported mental and physical health
Darrin L Rogers1, Susan Troncoso Skidmore, Gary T Montgomery
1Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999, USA. drogers1@utpa.edu
Abstract:
Data from 167 participants were used to establish the psychometric properties of the Reidhead spiritual integration scale, 31-item version (SI-31). Structural equation modeling was used to empirically evaluate influences on perceived health functioning, while accounting for possible confounds. The analyses showed that SI-31 predicted perceived mental and physical health while controlling for life satisfaction, religious variables, mood patterns, depression symptoms, and demographics. The importance of SI as a predictor of health-related outcomes is supported, as is the usefulness of the SI-31 in predicting these outcomes.
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