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About: Western Seminary is a education organization based out in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Refugee & Mental health. The organization has 15 authors who have published 18 publications receiving 363 citations. The organization is also known as: Western Seminary-San Jose & Western Seminary-Sacramento.
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TL;DR: Although religious attendance does not directly reduce psychological distress, it buffers the deleterious effects of stress on mental health and in the face of stressful events and physical health problems, religious attendance reduces the adverse consequences of these stressors on psychological well-being.
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TL;DR: The authors surveys developing research on the nature of space and place, and summarizes the arguments proposed by geographers and philosophers outside biblical studies, and then illustrates how biographies can be used outside of biblical studies.
Abstract: This article surveys developing research on the nature of space and place. It summarizes the arguments proposed by geographers and philosophers outside biblical studies, and then illustrates how bi...
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Westmont College1, Istanbul Medeniyet University2, Western Seminary3, Norwegian University of Science and Technology4, Palacký University, Olomouc5, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul6, Al al-Bayt University7, Iran University of Medical Sciences8, Istanbul University9, University of Indonesia10, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies11
TL;DR: The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) as mentioned in this paper was created as a subjective measure of quality of life and has been used in approximately 300 studies, 200 theses and dissertations, and 35 professional presentations.
Abstract: The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) was created in 1982 as a subjective measure of quality of life. It has been used in approximately 300 studies, 200 theses and dissertations, and 35 professional presentations. It has contributed to research in psychology and healthcare globally, and has been translated into over 10 languages—a summary of which is presented in this chapter. Development of the SWBS was based on the observation that people make meaning out of the ambiguity of life by defining goals or values toward which to strive—whether physical, personal, secular, or religious. Because not all things for which people strive are identifiably religious, the word “spiritual” came into use to refer to strivings-in-general. “Spirituality” referred to the achievement of a state of being, or the motivation to be, “spiritual.” SWB is related to, but does not equal, spiritual or spirituality. Because SWB is typically described in two ways, the SWBS has two subscales that yield outcome measures of perceived well-being in two senses: (1) The religious well-being (RWB) subscale reflects SWB in traditionally religious language, because many people explain what SWB means to them in such terms; (2) The existential well-being (EWB) subscale reflects SWB in a-religious, existential language because many people describe their SWB in such terms. RWB and EWB subscale scores can be combined into total SWB, if a combined score is meaningful for the population studied. The present chapter summarizes SWBS research and translations, critiques the SWBS and some of its uses, and suggests future uses and improvements.
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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| E. D. Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 |