Impact of Spiritual Well-Being,Spiritual Perspective,and Religiosity on the Self-Rated Health of Jordanian Arab Christians

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore associations of spiritual well-being, spiritual perspective, and religiosity with self-rated health in a convenience sample of 340 adult Jordanian Arab Christians. Data were collected through church and community groups. Results indicated that spiritual well-being and religiosity were positively associated with self-rated health, but in the final regression model only spiritual well-being retained a significant association after controlling for the other spiritual and religious measures. In conclusion, spirituality and religiosity are important to Jordanian Arab Christians’ health and well-being, and the implications for nursing practice are explored.

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Jordanian Arab Christians spiritual well-being spiritual perspective religiosity self-rated health

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