title: Impact of Spiritual Well-Being, Spiritual Perspective, and Religiosity on the Self-Rated Health of Jordanian Arab Christians.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore associations of spiritual well-being, spiritual perspective, and religiosity with self-rated health in a convenience sample of 340 adult Jordanian Arab Christians. Data were collected through church and community groups. Results indicated that spiritual well-being and religiosity were positively associated with self-rated health, but in the final regression model only spiritual well-being retained a significant association after controlling for the other spiritual and religious measures. In conclusion, spirituality and religiosity are important to Jordanian Arab Christians' health and well-being, and the implications for nursing practice are explored.
authors.affiliation: Al al-Bayat University, Mafraq, Jordan ahmad_cns1@yahoo.com mahasees@aabu.edu.jo.
authors.forename: Ahmad S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Musa
authors.affiliation: University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pevalin
authors.affiliation: Latin Patriachate High School, Mafraq, Jordan.
authors.forename: Francis I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Shahin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012647:Self-Assessment; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Jordanian Arab Christians; religiosity; self-rated health; spiritual perspective; spiritual well-being