Exploring Relationships among Strengths Use, Spirituality, Religion and Positive Mental Health of College-Attending Emerging Adults

Exploring Relationships among Strengths Use, Spirituality, Religion and Positive Mental Health of College-Attending Emerging Adults

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Main Author: Rankin, Wendy M.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
Counseling Education
Higher Education
Mental Health
Spirituality
Religion
positive mental health
strengths use
spirituality
religion
college students
emerging adults
Bible-Belt
counseling
counselor education
higher education
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1447765918
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14477659182021-08-03T06:33:55Z Exploring Relationships among Strengths Use, Spirituality, Religion and Positive Mental Health of College-Attending Emerging Adults Rankin, Wendy M. Counseling Education Higher Education Mental Health Spirituality Religion positive mental health strengths use spirituality religion college students emerging adults Bible-Belt counseling counselor education higher education This exploratory study examined the relationships among strengths use, spirituality, religion, and positive mental health of 109 traditional undergraduate, college-attending emerging adults in a public university in the southern region of the United States, often referred to as the Bible-Belt. Constructs of the study were guided by a student program for strengths development and engagement, the idea that spirituality is fundamental to students’ lives while commitment to a specific religion decreases (Astin, Astin, & Lindholm, 2011), and prior research indicating strengths use contributed to well-being (Govindji & Linley, 2007; Proctor, Maltby, & Linley, 2009). Participants completed the Strengths Use Scale (SUS; Govindji & Linley, 2007), the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES; Underwood, 2006), the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSORF; Plante & Boccaccini, 1997a) and the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF; Keyes, 2002, 2009). Seven research questions were generated from study variables and data were analyzed using Pearson’s product-moment correlations and multiple regressions. Positive correlations were found among strengths use, spirituality, and positive mental health. Multiple regression analyses showed that strengths use contributed to 18.1% of the variance of positive mental health. Positive mental health could be predicted solely from strengths use; and strengths use, in turn, could be predicted solely from spirituality. Therefore, findings suggest that strengths use is possibly an intermediary variable between spirituality and positive mental health. Implications for the fields of counseling, counselor education, and higher education are discussed along with limitations and suggestions for future research. 2015 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1447765918 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1447765918 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Counseling Education
Higher Education
Mental Health
Spirituality
Religion
positive mental health
strengths use
spirituality
religion
college students
emerging adults
Bible-Belt
counseling
counselor education
higher education
spellingShingle Counseling Education
Higher Education
Mental Health
Spirituality
Religion
positive mental health
strengths use
spirituality
religion
college students
emerging adults
Bible-Belt
counseling
counselor education
higher education
Rankin, Wendy M.
Exploring Relationships among Strengths Use, Spirituality, Religion and Positive Mental Health of College-Attending Emerging Adults
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