Relational spirituality profiles and flourishing among emerging religious leaders

We advanced an integrative trend examining religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and flourishing using person-centered data analyses. Specifically, we tested a relational spirituality model (RSM) proposition that a latent profile comprised balanced dwelling (e.g. R/S commitment) and seeking (e.g. R/S exp...

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Published in:The journal of positive psychology 2022-09, Vol.17 (5), p.665-678
Main Authors: Jankowski, Peter J., Sandage, Steven J., Wang, David C., Hill, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
flourishing
latent profile analysis
Relational spirituality
Religiosity
Religious leaders
Religious participation
Spirituality
well-being
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Summary:We advanced an integrative trend examining religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and flourishing using person-centered data analyses. Specifically, we tested a relational spirituality model (RSM) proposition that a latent profile comprised balanced dwelling (e.g. R/S commitment) and seeking (e.g. R/S exploration) would emerge and display greater flourishing, relative to the other subgroups, and we did so using a diverse sample of emerging religious leaders attending 17 graduate theological schools across North America (N = 580; M age  = 31.56; SD = 11.13; range = 19-71; 47.8% female; 62.7% White). A 5-profile model best fit the data, which included an Integrated profile that depicted a balanced relational spirituality that displayed flourishing. Findings suggested that an RSM theoretical framing of R/S indicators provided a distinct relational characterization and contextual lens to offer guidance on promoting flourishing, and specifically, by intervening into the dwelling-seeking dialectic, and self- and relational regulation.
ISSN:1743-9760
1743-9779
DOI:10.1080/17439760.2021.1913637