Spiritual Functions Research Articles

Black men's health-related quality of life: A qualitative study to understand community-identified perception and needs.

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional indicator of overall health associated with premature mortality. Black men score low on measures of HRQoL, but it is unclear how Black men conceptualize HRQoL and whether there have been efforts to promote HRQoL among these men. The present qualitative study to understand Black men's conceptualization of HRQoL and strategies to improve HRQoL was based in community-based participatory research and the social-ecological model of health. A community advisory board (CAB) was established, and the need for an effort to promote HRQoL promotion among Black men was assessed and supported. A focus group protocol was developed in conjunction with the CAB and a group of barbers. Seven focus groups were conducted consisting of 56 Black men in the Southeastern United States. The mean age of participants was 45 years. Two reviewers coded each focus group. Reliability ranged from 71% to 76%. A thematic analysis was conducted, and the findings were confirmed with the CAB. Three themes emerged: (a) a holistic conceptualization of health that includes spiritual functioning among Black men; (b) a state of HRQoL among Black men predominately marked by mental health concerns, in addition to physical and social health concerns; and (c) multilevel determinants of HRQoL among Black men. This last theme consisted of three subthemes related to community-level, interpersonal, and intrapersonal determinants of HRQoL. Findings from this study can help inform the development of strategies to improve HRQoL and reduce health disparities among Black men. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Pelayanan Fisioterapi Melalui Pemeriksaan Mini-Mental State Examination Untuk Menilai Fungsi Kognitif Lansia di RW 8 Kelurahan Tanjung Rejo Kota Malang

Impaired cognitive function is still a serious health problem that can cause psychological and socio-economic impacts in the form of social isolation and financial difficulties, delayed mobility, and worsening of other symptoms as well as reducing quality of life. As a basis for elderly health services, it is hoped that healthy elderly people will remain healthy. by optimizing physical, mental, cognitive and spiritual functions, through promotive and preventive efforts, including elderly empowerment activities. This counseling aims to assess cognitive function using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the elderly at Posyandu for the elderly RW 8 Tanjung Rejo, Malang City. The method given is an examination using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire. The counseling process went smoothly. The results of the examination showed that the majority of elderly people had normal cognitive conditions. A good lifestyle can reduce the risk of dementia.

Philosophical Interpretation of “God Is Dead”: Retreat, Disruption, and Judgment

Nietzsche’s declaration of “God is dead” signifies not only the collapse of classical metaphysical systems in philosophy but also shifts in the psychological structure of individuals and society after the secularization of Christianity. A philosophical reading is crucial to understanding its whole process and real-world ramifications. We first delineate the fundamental meanings and historical context of the term “God” or “Absolute” and expound upon the mechanisms of spiritual functioning under it, highlighting the significance of God, or the Absolute, as the highest object of spiritual operation. Next, we analyze the death of God, i.e., the retreat of the Absolute, in the realms of reason and faith, exploring its causes and repercussions, particularly the disruption of the operation of the spirit. Then, building upon this analysis, we conclude that the metaphysical life supported by Kant and Hegel faces failure in the present age, because the Absolute has ceased to be the foundation. The roots of spiritual operation are no longer secure; the return to the Absolute points to emptiness, and exit without return creates disruptive division between subject and substance, essence and phenomenon, reason and reality. Meanwhile, the departure of God and the development of capitalism are intertwined, calling for a resurgence in the form of secularization, heralding a renewed human judgment of God.

Experience sampling of suicidality, religiosity and spirituality in depression: Network analyses using dynamic time warping

BackgroundSuicidality is a clinically important and multifaceted phenomenon, frequently present in depressed subjects. Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) can have an attenuating as well as a reinforcing effect on suicidality. MethodsFrom two Dutch mental health care settings, a sample of 31 depressed and in- and outpatients with suicidal ideation, self-identifying as being religious or spiritual, was selected by convenience sampling. Using an experience sampling method (ESM) mobile application, during six days (mean of 42 assessments per subject), the association between symptoms of depression, suicidality, and specific positive-supportive affective R/S and positive psychology variables. For 28 participants symptom network plots on a group level, and on an individual level, were analyzed using dynamic time warping (DTW). ResultsParticipants were on average 35.7 years old, and 65 % were women. In the group-level undirected network, R/S variables were linked to positive psychology variables via a bridge function of inner peace. Changes in the experience of inner peace and enjoying a physical activity preceded changes of several other symptoms. A network dynamic appeared with a dense cluster of ‘positive psychology’ items. LimitationsOnly a limited number of R/S variables were included. ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that religiosity and spirituality function as meaningful factors in depression and suicidality in religiously or spiritually engaged persons. Experienced inner peace has a positive association with reasons to live. Experience sampling method data can be effectively analyzed using dynamic time warping. Exploring individual religious or spiritual engagement can prove important in treating suicidality and depression.

Link between individual resilience and aggressiveness in dental students and the mediating effect of spirituality: A path analysis

BACKGROUND: The role of spirituality in people’s lives, particularly the lives of health professionals, as well as its impact on mental health issues like anger and aggressiveness and resilience, are particularly significant. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the link between the propensity for violence and personal resilience in dental students by taking into account the function of spirituality as a mediator. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional questionnaire survey, 211 volunteer dentistry students participated from a government institute in Jammu and Kashmir, India using a stratified sample procedure. The Spiritual Orientation Scale, Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to gather the data. SPSS version 20.0 was used for conducting a bivariate analysis to ascertain the directionality connection between the research variables. In addition; structural equation modelling analysis was conducted by Smart PLS. RESULTS: According to the findings, resilience and spirituality have a substantial and positive link (r = 0.468 r = 0.023). Aggressiveness and resilience revealed a statistically significant inverse link (r = 0.325, P = 0.04), but aggression and spirituality had no significant correlation. Spirituality played a substantial mediation influence in the indirect pathway of violence on resilience (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: According to the study’s findings, spirituality can help pupils become more resilient as individuals and can act as a helpful intermediary between aggressiveness and resilience.

Implementation of the Concept of Teacher Service Excellence in Surah Al-Muddatstsir Verses 1-7 to Improve the Quality of Student Learning

This research aims to analyze the implementation of the concept of teacher service excellence from the perspective of Surah al-Muddatstsir verses 1-7 to improve the quality of student learning. The researcher used a qualitative research method through a literature review with a bir-ra'yi (diroyah) interpretation approach, which included ar-Ra'yu al-Mahmudah. The data sources consist of primary data, namely the Al-Qur'an Surah al-Muddatstsir verses 1-7, and secondary data, several tafsir books, books, articles, or other relevant scientific works to this research. The data collection techniques used are documentation and content analysis. The results of the research show that the implementation of the teacher service excellence concept contained in Surah al-Muddatstsir verses 1-7 contains several aspects, including building personnel relationships, motivation and responsibility, vertical communication, appearance and cleanliness, self-purification and example, sincerity, and patience. The concept of teacher service excellence through the interpretation approach of Surah al-Muddatstsir verses 1-7 has a worldly and spiritual function. In general, it is very relevant to modern teacher service excellence. The concept of teacher service excellence through the interpretation approach of Surah al-Muddatstsir verses 1-7 is implemented into three dimensions, namely the dimensions of aqidah, akhlaq, and muamalah

PEMBERDAYAAN LANSIA MELALUI LATIHAN JALAN TENDEM DALAM RANGKA MENGURANGI RESIKO JATUH

Health is a basic and important element. Poor health conditions result in people being unable to regulate their own lifestyle and development in their area. As an emerging physiological syndrome in elderly health, frailty is a predictive factor of negative health outcomes, such as increased risk of death, decreased activities of daily living. This Community Service Activity aims to create a community that has knowledge and abilities, especially the elderly, especially in the health sector. The government's basic concept in developing elderly health program services aims to enable elderly people to live healthy lives by optimizing physical, mental, cognitive and spiritual functions through various promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative efforts including elderly empowerment programs in the community (Ministry of Health, 2020). One of the elderly empowerment programs is to reduce the risk of falls through tendem walking exercises. Tendemic walking exercises are exercises, attitudes or body positions to control balance, muscle coordination and body movements in order to reduce the risk of falls which often occur in the elderly. The aim of this community service activity is to empower the elderly by providing walking balance training in order to reduce the risk of falls in Tohudan Wetan Village, Colomadu, Karanganyar, Central Java. The target for counseling is 30 participants. Method. The method used is quantitative descriptive. The instrument used was a material understanding questionnaire containing 12 closed questions. This counseling aims to optimize the understanding of the elderly in order to minimize the risk of falls through walking balance exercises. The evaluation method used is a questionnaire to assess understanding of the pre- and post-activity counseling material. Results. Elderly empowerment activities are carried out through lecture methods, discussions and distribution of material leaflets. Material regarding the understanding and knowledge of elderly people about the risk of falling, risk factors for falling, understanding the tendem walk, implementation of the tendem walk exercise carried out every day in the morning and evening for one week with a duration of 10-15 minutes, the benefits of the tendem walk, evidence base of the tendem walk. The results of discussions carried out with the elderly showed that there was a change in knowledge about the importance of doing balance exercises in the form of tendem walking to reduce the risk of falls which often occur in the elderly. Conclusion. Based on the pretest and posttest results, a value of 0.000 (p<0.005) was obtained, meaning (1) tandem walking exercises provide increased information for the elderly in an effort to prevent the risk of falls (2) tandem walking exercises can improve balance in the elderly, (3) elderly people agree to do the exercises This tendem balance walk is carried out routinely, both individually and in groups, (3) this activity requires follow-up and cooperation between village officials, elderly organization administrators, health cadres and the elderly so that this training program can be continued.

Analisis Mobilitas Mayarakat Nomaden di Kepulauan Riau: Studi Orang Suku Laut Desa Berakit Kabupaten Bintan

The sea tribe people are one of the unique community groups that can be found in the Riau Islands. Currently, there are several sea tribe community groups that have begun to be placed in residential areas in regions in the Riau Islands. The uniqueness of the culture, traditions and lifestyle of the Sea Tribe people should be something that can be passed on to their future generations. As the lifestyle of the sea tribe people in Berakit Village has shifted to settling on land, their traditions, culture and customs are slowly disappearing. One of the distinctive features of the Sea Tribe people is wandering on a raft combing the islands along the Riau Islands coast. This study aims to highlight the mobility pattern of the Sea Tribe people in Berakit Village, Bintan Regency. Hence, this study was conducted on the sea tribe people to identify the mobility patterns that occur in Berakit Village, Bintan Regency. The purpose of this study is to understand the mobility pattern of the sea tribe in Berakit Village and the factors that influence it. The study method uses Qualitative Type. The results of the study indicate that the mobility pattern of the sea tribe in Berakit Village is influenced by various factors such as economy, social, politics, psychology, and place utility which means living on a raft on the sea has spiritual functions and values for them. This study also shows that the sea tribe's mobility is not entirely influenced by pressure or needs, but more on their cultural values and traditions. The study recommends that the local government needs to empower the sea tribe in cultural preservation and improving their quality of life. However, this intervention should be done by respecting and considering the cultural values of the sea tribe.

Religious/spiritual abuse and psychological and spiritual functioning.

Religious/spiritual abuse and psychological and spiritual functioning.

Gender Autonomy in Contemporary Ezenwanyi Cult of Northern Igbo

The increasing spiritual consciousness in Igboland since the end of the civil war has created conditions for the emergence of several cult groups. One of such cults is the Ezenwanyi practice. It has in recent times gained more prominence. What started as a call to serve the spiritual needs of the people, has grown to include other interests. The cult’s uniqueness, as the name literally implies (woman king), is that its membership is an exclusive reserve of women. This has raised a number of questions: Why this female chauvinism? Is it a counter to other male cults? Do the gods also recognise gender speciality in discharging certain spiritual functions? Is it possible in a supposedly patriarchal society such as the Igbo, to have a spiritual cult group that excludes the male folk? Is it part of female empowerment? Apparently, these questions have not been adequately addressed in the literature. Therefore, in this study, the authors explored the notion of gender autonomy in the Ezenwanyi cult in Enugu-Ezike, Obollo-Afor and Okpuje using a descriptive narrative technique. The findings reveal that (apart from claims of call to service, peer influence, economic interest and social relevance), cultural revival is evident in the growing interest in and proliferation of the Ezenwanyi cult practice.

Circuitos neuronales de las 五神 wu shen: fundamentos de neurociencias en las actividades espirituales

Spiritual activities are concepts from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to TCM, each organ controls a spiritual function or activity. These activities are considered as the most ethereal in each of the components of organic phenomenology. Based on González's approaches in 2009, this paper proposes that spiritual activities correspond to neural pathways related to processes studied by neurosciences. In this sense, shen could corresponds to consciousness (including the level of alertness as well as the content of the thought); hun to the pathways related to the processing of the emotions and the activity of default network mode; yi to the processes involved in cognition (memory and learning); po with the oscillations that allow the renewal and maintenance of the processes, and zhi with processes could be related to motivational behaviors (yang aspect) and with the pathways of pleasure and reward (yin aspect).

RELIGIOUS HUMANISM IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION

The model for creating a religious atmosphere is strongly influenced by certain situations and conditions and the application of the underlying values, namely: the structural model, the formal model, the mechanical model, and the organic model. First, the structural model, namely the creation of a religious atmosphere that is encouraged by the existence of regulations, impression building, and policies of an institution or organization and is more of a top-down nature. Second, the formal model, namely the creation of a religious atmosphere based on the understanding that religious education is a human effort to work only on the problems of the afterlife / spiritual life. Third, the mechanical model is the creation of a religious atmosphere based on the understanding that education is seen as the inculcation and development of a set of life values that work according to their function, which emphasizes moral and spiritual functions or the affective dimension rather than cognitive and psychomotor. Fourth, the organic model, namely the creation of a religious atmosphere that is encouraged by the view that religious education is a unit that develops religious views and enthusiasm for life which is manifested in religious attitudes and life skills.

Fungsi Spiritual dari Ritual Hole dalam Pertanian di Masyarakat Adat Liae Suku Jingtiu

The hole ritual is a local wisdom of the Jingtiu tribe that has a strong spiritual value in regulating the order of life up to the agricultural pattern of the local community. This study aims to describe the spiritual function of the hole ritual in agriculture in the Liae indigenous people of the Jingtiu tribe in the Liae Sub-District, Sabu-Raijua District, East Nusa Tenggara. In addition, this research also tries to explain the meaning and philosophy in the hole ritual which will strengthen the description of the function of the ritual itself. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, and literature study. The results showed that the hole ritual has a spiritual function that can affect agricultural output. Obedience to rituals can bring blessings and keep away any harm that threatens agricultural products. The spiritual function creates a harmonious relationship between the human creator and the universe.

RECONSTRUCTING THE CLOTHES OF BOSPORAN WOMAN.

The study of clothes of people who lived in Ukrainian territories during Scythia times has large bibliography. The sources for reconstruction of different types of clothes, shoes, headwear and jewelry are archaeological art materials, most of which come from the burials. The burials located in Crimea provide a peculiar information regarding clothes of Bosporan Kingdom’s citizens. Near Tobechiv lake the kurgans which are called Three Brothers were excavated. One of them (N 1 Elder Brother) had the burial of the middle-aged woman with accompanying individual. The burial rite, the objects and mainly — the jewelry on the clothes, indicate the high status of this woman. While recreating her clothes, the central image on the burial stele which marks the burial 1 has high importance. We are talking about the image of the woman wearing the headwear — the kalafa — on top of the stlenhida with, probably, pendants. The buried woman had similar headwear. It is indicated by golden arc-shaped with relievo ornament. The main part depicts the fight between crouching panther (on the left) and lion (on the right). Above them is the ornament of palmette and lotus flower.
 The thin golden plate is the applique which preserved the outline of the headwear of kalafa type — the crown which resembles the basked or cut cone, turned up with its wider side. The lover part of the plate, in the forehead part, has pendants with several particles: beads, plates with double spirals and bean-shaped pendants.
 The woman had another headwear — forehead ribbon. It had small golden plates with the image of goddess Nika and palmettes. While women of Bosporus combined kalafa and stlenhida, Scythian women combined their headwears with forehead ribbons decorated with golden stripes or plates. The decoration of headwear had protective functions as well as religions sense — animal and plant images depict gods of nature.
 The earrings were hanged to ribbons, as well as to stlenhidas. In this case it is the beautiful creations of Greek masters — sculptural creations depicting the sphinx. They created the composition along with the headwear decoration. The demonstration of earrings in this way fully represented their art and sense characteristics. The costume is also represented by the bracelets and rings. The rich costume, which decoration represents the symbols of gods of nature, might indicate the spiritual functions of the woman.

Enhancing Grace Within a Group-Based Intervention for Counselors in Training

The development of spiritual interventions has the potential to enhance the impact of current treatments on outcomes associated with psychological and spiritual functioning. Researchers of grace have posited that, for the Christian, one’s understanding and experience of grace can facilitate personal and interpersonal transformation, resulting in improvements in both spiritual and psychological well-being. This study investigated a grace-focused group intervention aimed at increasing awareness and experience of grace among graduate counselors in training. Results of objective and projective assessments indicated that participants’ experience of grace improved over the course of the intervention. Implications are discussed in light of these findings.

Between Good and Evil: Thomas Mann's Nietzsche and the German Reformation

This article explores the spiritual role of Friedrich Nietzsche in Thomas Mann's novel Doktor Faustus. Nietzsche's biographical and intellectual place in the novel has been thoroughly documented in secondary literature, but his moral and spiritual function has received less attention. Specifically, the article identifies Nietzsche as a product of the theological, Christological, and soteriological tradition of the German Reformation. While Nietzsche disowned this tradition entirely, it nonetheless shaped him as a moral and spiritual being. The result is deep ambivalence, placing him 'between good and evil' (Mann's phrase) rather than (in Nietzsche's own famous formulation) 'beyond good and evil'.

Addiction, Waste(d) Labor, and the Debate of the Carpenter's Tools

Addiction, Waste(d) Labor, and the <i>Debate of the Carpenter's Tools</i>

사용자 경험을 바탕으로 하는 감성 디자인 방법 모델 연구

In this paper, we will examine the principles of emotional design and design methods for uniforms. With the progress and development of society, the material function can no longer meet people's demand for products, but expand to the spiritual function, through the spiritual level of demand to integrate more emotions into the product, to meet the user's emotional experience. This research can expand the operational and emotional experience of uniforms, help users improve their work efficiency, and satisfy both their material and spiritual needs. This study takes preschool teachers as an example, preschool teachers as user subjects based on user experience and using user's emotional design methodology as support. Through literature research method, comparative research method, questionnaire survey and interview, the general job content and user needs of current Chinese preschool teachers were summarized, and the three layers of emotional design were corresponded to the uniform design, and the methodological model of emotional design of uniforms was expected to be obtained. This method model can provide new ideas and development directions for uniform design, help uniforms for specific groups of people to establish advantages in the market competition with serious homogenization, and provide reference for uniform design and selection.

Chaplaincy Perspectives on the Role of Spirituality in Australian Health and Aged Care

The aim of this study was to explore Australian chaplains’ views of spirituality. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with 16 participants. Participants relied heavily on metaphors and analogies to describe spirituality. Four inter-related themes were identified through reflexive thematic analysis: (1) The core of spirituality: spirituality as a source of meaning or belief which leads to connectedness with something greater than oneself; (2) A function of spirituality: spirituality empowers people to cope in a crisis, by providing motivation, hope and comfort; (3) The experience of spiritual crisis: admission to hospital or residential care can lead to existential struggle; and (4) The spiritual practice: of holding space between struggle and growth. Greater understanding of the theoretical basis of their work may allow chaplains to offer more in the therapeutic space.

The Meaning of Buddhist Statue Symbols In Borobudur, Mendut And Plaosan Temples Based on Buddhist Literature

Borobudur, Mendut, and Plaosan temples are representative temples in Buddhist temple architecture in Indonesia. These three temples were built with different backgrounds in their time but have a common function as places of worship. One of the main characteristics in the building of this temple is the presence of Buddha statues with their spiritual function in the religious activities of Buddhists. This research uses qualitative research methods with a phenomenological approach. Data is processed and analyzed with several stages, namely data condensation, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study show that the Buddha statue is interpreted as an important main symbol in temple buildings. This symbol is related to the sacred meaning of the temple and puja activities carried out by the community. The Buddha statue is the most important symbol because it directly represents the Buddha. These Buddha statues are found in all three temples with different names but as Buddhist symbols, have the same characteristics. All three stand out because they are in the middle and tend to be larger in size than other objects, and without a doubt that Buddha statues symbolizing Buddha itself are certainly discussed in Buddhist literature. Although in making Buddhist statues in the three temples look different such as the sitting position of the statues, the shape of the mudras, and the ornaments that adorn them, there are similarities in the components of the statues based on Buddhist literature. The similarity of these components is contained in one sermon (sutta) that explains the characteristics or signs of a Buddha is the Lakkhaṇa Sutta in Dīghanikāya. It is said in the literature that Buddha had 32 signs of the body as a great man