Spiritual integration predicts self-reported mental and physical health.
Data from 167 participants were used to establish the psychometric properties of the Reidhead spiritual integration scale, 31-item version (SI-31). Structural equation modeling was used to empirically evaluate influences on perceived health functioning, while accounting for possible confounds. The analyses showed that SI-31 predicted perceived mental and physical health while controlling for life satisfaction, religious variables, mood patterns, depression symptoms, and demographics. The importance of SI as a predictor of health-related outcomes is supported, as is the usefulness of the SI-31 in predicting these outcomes.
Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999, USA. drogers1@utpa.edu
Darrin L
DL
Rogers
Susan Troncoso
ST
Skidmore
Gary T
GT
Montgomery
Mary Ann
MA
Reidhead
Van A
VA
Reidhead
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D011594:Psychometrics; D057566:Self Report; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires