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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Original Paper

Spiritual Transcendence and Psychological Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Personality in Burn Patients

Authors: Tahira Jibeen, Musferah Mahfooz, Shamem Fatima

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

The current study examined the moderating role of personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion) on the relationship between spiritual transcendence and positive change, and spiritual transcendence and distress in burn patients. The sample (N = 98) comprised adult burn patients (age = 25–50) admitted to three hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. They were assessed according to a demographic information sheet, the NEO Personality Inventory (McCrae and Costa in J Personal Soc Psychol 52:81–90, 1987), the Spiritual Transcendence Index (Seidlitz et al. in J Sci Study Relig 41:439–453, 2002), the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales-21 (Lovibond and Lovibond in Manual for the Depression Anxiety Stress scales, Psychology Foundation, Sydney, 1995), and the Perceived Benefit Scales (McMillen and Fisher in Soc Work Res 22(3):173–186, 1998). Stepwise moderated regression analysis showed that both personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion) played a moderating role in the relationship between spiritual transcendence and positive change, and spiritual transcendence and distress in burn patients. The findings highlight the potential role spiritual transcendence may have in understanding and improving the psychological adjustment of burn patients.
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Metadata
Title
Spiritual Transcendence and Psychological Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Personality in Burn Patients
Authors
Tahira Jibeen
Musferah Mahfooz
Shamem Fatima
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0484-z

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