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05-01-2021 | Original Paper

An Exploration of Spiritual Well-being Among Homeless People: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis

Authors: Junfei Lu, Courtney A. Potts, Rebecca S. Allen, Phyllis D. Lewis, Karen A. Johnson

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2022

Abstract

This study explored homeless people’s (N = 164) spiritual well-being (SWB) in relation to race, mental illness, physical disease, resilience, and trait mindfulness. The results of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that variables of race (p = 0.003), mental illness (p = 0.04), resilience (p < 0.001) and trait mindfulness (p < 0.001) contributed to participants’ SWB. These findings were critical to research related to homelessness and service provisions in finding that homeless people with certain backgrounds (e.g., mental illness) might have lower SWB than their counterparts. This research also revealed protective factors (e.g., resilience) that could help promote SWB.

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Title: An Exploration of Spiritual Well-being Among Homeless People: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis
Authors: Junfei Lu
Courtney A. Potts
Rebecca S. Allen
Phyllis D. Lewis
Karen A. Johnson
Publication date: 05-01-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01158-6

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