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01-12-2012 | Original Paper

Spiritual Integration Predicts Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health

Authors: Darrin L. Rogers, Susan Troncoso Skidmore, Gary T. Montgomery, Mary Ann Reidhead, Van A. Reidhead

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2012

Abstract

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.

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Title: Spiritual Integration Predicts Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health
Authors: Darrin L. Rogers
Susan Troncoso Skidmore
Gary T. Montgomery
Mary Ann Reidhead
Van A. Reidhead
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9425-9

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