#GotMySix Family Tool Kit: Spirituality Edition

Albertson, K. (2019). Relational legacies impacting on veteran transition from military to civilian life: Trajectories of acquisition, loss, and reformulation of a sense of belonging. Illness, Crisis & Loss, 27(4), 255–273. doi:10.1177/1054137319834773

Ameli, R., Skeath, P., Abraham, P. A., Panahi, S., Kazman, J. B., Foote, F., . . . Berger, A. (2021). A nature-based health intervention at a military healthcare center: A randomized, controlled, cross-over study. PeerJ, 9. doi:10.7717/peerj.10519

Barton, Y. A., & Miller, L. (2015). Spirituality and positive psychology go hand in hand: An investigation of multiple empirically derived profiles and related protective benefits. Journal of Religion and Health, 54(3), 829–843. doi:10.1007/s10943-015-0045-2

Batara, J. B. L., Franco, P. S., Quiachon, M. A. M., & Sembrero, D. R. M. (2016). Effects of religious priming concepts on prosocial behavior towards ingroup and outgroup. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 12(4), 635–644. doi:10.5964/ejop.v12i4.1170

Bormann, J. E., Liu, L., Thorp, S. R., & Lang, A. J. (2011). Spiritual wellbeing mediates PTSD change in Veterans with military-related PTSD. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 19(4), 496—502. doi:10.1007/s12529-011-9186-1

Brémault-Phillips, S., Pike, A., Scarcella, F., & Cherwick, T. (2019). Spirituality and moral injury among military personnel: A mini-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00276

Breuninger, M. M., Wilt, J. A., Bautista, C. L., Pargament, K. I., Exline, J. J., Fletcher, T. L., . . . Teng, E. J. (2019). The invisible battle: A descriptive study of religious/spiritual struggles in Veterans. Military Psychology, 31(6), 433–449. doi:10.1080/08995605.2019.1654306

Bufford, R. K., Frise, A., Paloutzian, R. F., Mulhearn, T. J., Scheuneman, N., Chappelle, W., . . . Prince, L. (2023). Psychological and spiritual factors affecting well-being among military personnel engaged in remote combat. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(8), 1334–1345. doi:10.1037/tra0001352

Causadias, J. M., Alcalá, L., Morris, K. S., Yaylaci, F. T., & Zhang, N. (2022). Future directions on BIPOC youth mental health: The importance of cultural rituals in the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51(4), 577–592. doi:10.1080/15374416.2022.2084744

Chile, L. M. (2004). Spirituality and community development: Exploring the link between the individual and the collective. Community Development Journal, 39(4), 318–331. doi:10.1093/cdj/bsh029

Clifton, J. D. W. (2020). Happy in a crummy world: Implications of primal world beliefs for increasing wellbeing through positive psychology interventions. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(5), 691–695. doi:10.1080/17439760.2020.1789703

Cooper, D. C., Evans, C. A., Chari, S. A., Campbell, M. S., & Hoyt, T. (2023). Military chaplains and mental health clinicians: Overlapping roles

 and collaborative opportunities. Psychological Services, 20(1), 56–65. doi:10.1037/ser0000661

Crete, A., Anderson, M., Scalora, S., Mistur, E., Fuller, O., & Miller, L. (2020). Spiritual decline as a predictor of posttraumatic stress. Religions, 11(11), 575. 

Desrosiers, A., Kelley, B. S., & Miller, L. (2011). Parent and peer relationships and relational spirituality in adolescents and young adults. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 3(1), 39–54. 

Dollahite, D. C., & Thatcher, J. Y. (2008). Talking about religion: How highly religious youth and parents discuss their faith. Journal of Adolescent Research, 23(5), 611–641. 

Dreyer, B. C., Coulombe, S., Whitney, S., Riemer, M., & Labbé, D. (2018). Beyond exposure to outdoor nature: Exploration of the benefits of a green building’s indoor environment on wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01583

Evans, C. (2021). Confidentiality, chaplains, and the military.  from https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/Clinicians-Corner-Blog/Confidentiality-Chaplains-and-the-Military

Farnsworth, J. K., Drescher, K. D., Nieuwsma, J. A., Walser, R. B., & Currier, J. M. (2014). The role of moral emotions in military trauma: Implications for the study and treatment of moral injury. Review of General Psychology, 18(4), 249–262. doi:10.1037/gpr0000018

Gibbs, L. A. L., Anderson, M. I., Simpson, G. K., Jones, K. F., & Dein, S. (2020). Spirituality and resilience among family caregivers of survivors of stroke: A scoping review. NeuroRehabilitation, 46(1), 41–52. doi:10.3233/nre-192946

Heintzman, P. (2009). Nature-based recreation and spirituality: A complex relationship. Leisure Sciences, 32(1), 72–89. doi:10.1080/01490400903430897

Hourani, L. L., Williams, J., Forman-Hoffman, V., Lane, M. E., Weimer, B., & Bray, R. M. (2012). Influence of spirituality on depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidality in active duty military personnel. Depression Research and Treatment, 2012, 1–9. doi:10.1155/2012/425463

Jensen, M. P., Pais-Ribeiro, J., Damião, C., & Ferreira-Valente, A. (2020). The role of spirituality in pain, function, and coping in individuals with chronic pain. Pain Medicine, 21(3), 448–457. doi:10.1093/pm/pnz092

Jones, K. F., Simpson, G. K., Briggs, L., & Dorsett, P. (2015). Does spirituality facilitate adjustment and resilience among individuals and families after SCI? Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(10), 921–935. doi:10.3109/09638288.2015.1066884

Kayser, J., Tenke, C. E., Svob, C., Gameroff, M. J., Miller, L., Skipper, J., . . . Weissman, M. M. (2019). Family risk for depression and prioritization of religion or spirituality: Early neurophysiological modulations of motivated attention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2019.00436

Kelly, J. M., Kramer, S. R., & Shariff, A. F. (2024). Religiosity predicts prosociality, especially when measured by self-report: A meta-analysis of almost 60 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 150(3), 284–318. doi:10.1037/bul0000413

Koenig, H. G. (2009). Research on religion, spirituality, and mental health: A review. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 54(5), 283–291. doi:10.1177/070674370905400502

Korkut, S., Ülker, T., & Saatçi, G. (2024). The power of spiritual well-being: Its relationship with pain intensity, pain management, and pain catastrophizing in individuals with chronic pain. Pain Management Nursing, 25(1), 62–68. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2023.09.004

Manning, L., Ferris, M., Narvaez Rosario, C., Prues, M., & Bouchard, L. (2018). Spiritual resilience: Understanding the protection and promotion of well-being in the later life. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 31(2), 168–186. doi:10.1080/15528030.2018.1532859

Mayseless, O., & Russo-Netzer, P. (2017). A vision for the farther reaches of spirituality: A phenomenologically based model of spiritual development and growth. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 4(3), 176–192. doi:10.1037/scp0000147

McClintock, C. H., Worhunsky, P. D., Balodis, I. M., Sinha, R., Miller, L., & Potenza, M. N. (2019). How spirituality may mitigate against stress and related mental disorders: A review and preliminary neurobiological evidence. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 6, 253–262. 

McClintock, C. H., Worhunsky, P. D., Xu, J., Balodis, I. M., Sinha, R., Miller, L., & Potenza, M. N. (2019). Spiritual experiences are related to engagement of a ventral frontotemporal functional brain network: Implications for prevention and treatment of behavioral and substance addictions. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(4), 678–691. doi:10.1556/2006.8.2019.71

Miller, L., Balodis, I. M., McClintock, C. H., Xu, J., Lacadie, C. M., Sinha, R., & Potenza, M. N. (2019). Neural correlates of personalized spiritual experiences. Cerebral Cortex, 29(6), 2331–2338. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhy102

Moitra, E., Wheeler, M., Cooper, N. R., Andrews, L., Hacker Hughes, J., Juanchich, M., . . . Orbell, S. (2020). Outdoor recreational activity experiences improve psychological wellbeing of military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: Positive findings from a pilot study and a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One, 15(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241763

Newberg, A. B. (2014). The neuroscientific study of spiritual practices. Frontiers in Psychology, 5. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00215

Pargament, K. I., & Sweeney, P. J. (2011). Building spiritual fitness in the Army: An innovative approach to a vital aspect of human development. American Psychologist, 66(1), 58–64. 

Plante, T. G., & Thoresen, C. E. (Eds.). (2007). Religion/spirituality and health in adolescents. West Port, CT: Praeger.

Ponte Márquez, P. H., Feliu-Soler, A., Solé-Villa, M. J., Matas-Pericas, L., Filella-Agullo, D., Ruiz-Herrerias, M., . . . Arroyo-Díaz, J. A. (2018). Benefits of mindfulness meditation in reducing blood pressure and stress in patients with arterial hypertension. Journal of Human Hypertension, 33(3), 237–247. doi:10.1038/s41371-018-0130-6

Puchalski, C. M. (2017). The role of spirituality in health care. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 14(4), 352–357. doi:10.1080/08998280.2001.11927788

Salman, A., & Lee, Y. H. (2019). Spiritual practices and effects of spiritual well-being and depression on elders' self-perceived health. Applied Nursing Research, 48, 68–74. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2019.05.018

Schwalm, F. D., Zandavalli, R. B., de Castro Filho, E. D., & Lucchetti, G. (2021). Is there a relationship between spirituality/religiosity and resilience? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(5), 1218–1232. doi:10.1177/1359105320984537

Simmons, A. M., Rivers, F. M., Gordon, S., & Yoder, L. H. (2018). The role of spirituality among military en route care nurses: Source of strength or moral injury? Critical Care Nurse, 38(2), 61–67. doi:10.4037/ccn2018674

Smith-MacDonald, L., Norris, J. M., Raffin-Bouchal, S., & Sinclair, S. (2017). Spirituality and mental well-being in combat veterans: A systematic review. Military Medicine, 182(11), e1920–e1940. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-17-00099

Spears, A., Tran, K., Nyutu, P., & Wang, M. C. (2015). Finding resilience: The mediation effect of sense of community on the psychological well-being of military spouses. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 37(2), 164–174. doi:10.17744/mehc.37.2.07054x614489204m

Townsend, E. (2016). Inclusiveness: A community dimension of spirituality. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(3), 146–155. doi:10.1177/000841749706400311

Trigwell, J. L., Francis, A. J. P., & Bagot, K. L. (2014). Nature connectedness and eudaimonic well-being: Spirituality as a potential mediator. Ecopsychology, 6(4), 241–251. doi:10.1089/eco.2014.0025

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2023). Spirit & soul. from https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/circle-of-health/spirit-soul.asp

Uwland-Sikkema, N. F., Visser, A., Westerhof, G. J., & Garssen, B. (2018). How is spirituality part of people's meaning system? Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 10(2), 157–165. doi:10.1037/rel0000172

Van Cappellen, P., Edwards, M. E., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2021). Upward spirals of positive emotions and religious behaviors. Current Opinion in Psychology, 40, 92–98. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.09.004

Verghese, A. (2008). Spirituality and mental health. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 50(4). doi:10.4103/0019-5545.44742

Vialle, W., Walton, R., & Woodcock, S. (Eds.). (2008). Children’s spirituality: An essential element in thinking and learning in new times. Wollongong, AU: University of Wollongong.

Weathers, E., McCarthy, G., & Coffey, A. (2016). Concept analysis of spirituality: An evolutionary approach. Nursing Forum, 51(2), 79–96. doi:10.1111/nuf.12128

Witham, T. (2001). Nurturing spirituality in children and young people by developing resilience. Christian Education, 44(1), 39–45. 

Yust, K. M., Johnson, A. N., Sasso, S. E., & Roehlkepartain, E. C. (Eds.). (2006). Traditional wisdom: Creating space for religious reflection on child and adolescent spirituality. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.