Using a culturally informed risk-protective framework, the purpose of this study was to examine spiritual well-being (existential, religious) as a moderator (protective factor) in the relation between neighborhood disorder (risk factor) and parenting stress in a high-risk sample of low-socioeconomic status (SES) African American women (N = 144). These women, who were primary caregivers of child...

(1.1)  ut −∆u = |u|u, u|∂Ω = 0, u(0) = u0. It is well known that the above initial value problem is locally well-posed. More precisely, there exists a maximal time 0 < Tu0 ≤ ∞ and a (unique) function u ∈ C([0, Tu0), C0(Ω))∩C((0, Tu0), C(Ω))∩C((0, Tu0), C0(Ω)) which is a classical solution of (1.1) on (0, Tu0) and such that u(0) = u0. Furthermore, there is the blowup alternative: either Tu0 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Spiritual aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have not been fully assessed. This study described the religious and existential dimensions of spirituality of patients with CKD, provided evidence to support construct validity of the ESRD Spiritual Beliefs Scale, and examined the relationship between constructs o...

Although there is an association between experiencing childhood emotional abuse and feeling hopeless as an adult, it is critical to understand the factors that may be protective in this relationship. The goal of this study was to determine if two protective factors, namely spiritual well-being, including both religious and existential well-being, and positive self-esteem, served to mediate the ...

OBJECTIVE To review the evidence on the efficacy of different types of existential therapies: a family of psychological interventions that draw on themes from existential philosophy to help clients address such issues in their lives as meaning and death anxiety. METHOD Relevant electronic databases, journals, and reference lists were searched for eligible studies. Effects on meaning, psychopa...

When faced with a significant threat to life, people tend to reflect more intensely upon existential issues, such as the meaning and purpose of one's life. Brain tumor poses a serious threat to a person's life, functioning, and personhood. Although recognized as an important dimension of quality of life, existential well-being is not well understood and reflects an overlooked area of support fo...

background and purpose: spiritual well-being plays an important role in the mental and physical health, and is considered as a common strategy to cope with problems. given the importance of promoting spiritual well-being in the nursing and midwifery students, we must first determine the level of this state in this population. regarding this, the present study aimed to examine the spiritual well...