The Multidimensional Measurement of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being

Autor(en)
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer
Abstrakt

Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) have been described extensively as being an integral part of subjective well-being and mental health, especially in Anglo-American regions. Accordingly, the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB) was developed in the European context to be able to contribute to the further development of this research field by means of a validated measure. In this paper, after an introduction to basic considerations about the scale, more recent developments (from 2012 to 2022) regarding the use of the MI-RSWB are presented. Thus, it is intended to focus here on (1) the presentation of standard values for the MI-RSWB for the Austrian general population, (2) several scale translations into different languages, (3) more recent data on the relationship between RSWB, personality, and mental health, and (4) the potential clinical applications of the RSWB dimensions. As a conclusion, further potential applications of the RSWB concept are discussed.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Religionswissenschaft
Journal
Religions
Band
14
Seiten
1-14
Anzahl der Seiten
14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14070882
Publikationsdatum
07-2023
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
603909 Religionswissenschaft
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Religious studies
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/the-multidimensional-measurement-of-religiousspiritual-wellbeing(b70377b2-db8d-423f-908b-fe39c223b922).html