Noting the popular psychology embrace of "self-care," in this study, we sought to assess the relationship between self-care behaviors and symptoms of depression and anxiety in school psychology graduate students. Participants were recruited from the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) approved graduate training programs. A…

Objective: Greek affiliation is associated with increased problem drinking in college, while religiosity typically offers protective benefits. The current study examined the interaction between Greek status and religiosity--both public (e.g., religious attendance) and private (e.g., prayer frequency)--on problem drinking. Participants and Methods:…

Online and blended learning (OBL) overemphasize the process of creating artifacts, producing strategies, or otherwise utilizing a "making" orientation in education. As an alternative to this making-orientation, we offer a model for relational course design founded in the philosophies of Emmanuel Levinas and Martin Buber. We examine an…

Public school superintendents face wide-ranging pressures and would benefit from improved understanding of ways to manage stress. This quantitative study used the theoretical framework of Transformational Leadership to investigate whether the presence or absence of faith practices resulted in better stress management for superintendents, and…

This study explores how religious belief and grit are related to psychological distress caused by COVID-19 among Chinese university students. The Religious Belief Scale, the Grit Scale, and the Pandemic Psychological Distress Scale were administered to 1157 university students selected from 119 comprehensive universities. Results showed that 1)…

The onset of menarche, marking the transition to womanhood for adolescent girls worldwide, holds particular social significance. In countries such as Tanzania in sub-Saharan Africa, the social context of girls' lives introduces significant challenges following menarche, especially related to their successful engagement in school during…

School chaplaincy in Australia is highly contentious. The federal government funds a chaplaincy programme in Australia's secular public schools, which, combined with the declining influence of institutional Christianity, places Christian chaplains at the nexus of debates on the public role of religion. Yet little is known about how these chaplains…

This study collected complete data traumatic event-related information, positive coping styles, and post traumatic growth variables from two different United States (US) military veteran samples: non-combat military veterans (n = 54) and combat military veterans (n = 84). Although both samples represent military veterans, only one sample…

Church attendance, prayer, and faith practices play a significant role in the life experiences among African Americans, especially youth. Few studies on religious behaviors among African American youth investigate the relationship between theological orientations and racial identity. These orientations include biblical principles,…

There exists a relationship of phytonyms in the Kazakh language with the content of the Kazakh mythical texts. This study attempted to examine mytho-phytonyms as carriers of information about the worldview of the Kazakh people. In the course of this qualitative study, the data was collected though documentation search. The mytho-phytonyms like…

Although Christians comprise the majority of the population in the United States, they make up less than one third of the scientific community. This underrepresentation is attributed to the desire to avoid the secular culture in academia or self-selection due to a perceived incompatibility or belief in negative stereotypes of Christian scientists.…

In two studies, we intend to investigate whether spirituality can explain the relationship between intrinsic religious orientation (IRO) and emotional intelligence (EI). Seventy-three worshipping houses-going adults, aged 18-56, had participated in the study. Data was collected by employing Intrinsic Scale of Religious Orientation Scale,…

This study of tertiary students in Hong Kong compared the association between spiritual health and psychological health, and the prevalence of severe symptoms of psychological distress, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional data were collected in two samples of students aged 17-24 in 2018 (N = 500) and 2020 (N = 568). The…

The way religion is taught in Chinese schools is drawing attention, as challenges arise associated with the resurgence of various religious traditions in contemporary Chinese society. Existing research has revealed that the decades-long institutional separation of religion and education in China has had a complex effect on Chinese students'…

Research demonstrates the consistent and significant positive connection between spirituality and leadership. The concluding chapter focuses on studies of the social change model of leadership development and select spirituality scales from the University of California, Los Angeles Higher Education Research Institute's spirituality project.