ArticleJournal of religion and health2021
Perceptions of Spiritual Dryness in Iran During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Spiritual-Cultural Needs as the Main Causative Factor of Death Anxiety in Iranian COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Study.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Social determinants of health during and after coronavirus: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Exploring the mediating effects of negative and positive religious coping between resilience and mental well-being.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- The predictors of spiritual dryness among Iranian cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study addresses perceptions of spiritual dryness (a specific form of spiritual struggle) during the COVID-19 pandemic among Iranian Muslims (n = 362), and how these perceptions can be predicted. Spiritual dryness was perceived often to regularly by 27% and occasionally by 35%. Regression models revealed that the best predictors of spiritual dryness (SDS-7) were usage of mood-enhancing medications, loneliness/social isolation and praying as positive predictors, and being restricted in daily life concerns as negative predictor. The pandemic challenges mental stability of people worldwide and may also challenge trust in God. Reliable and humble support of people experiencing these phases is required.
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