Spiritual Well-Being, Social Desirability and Reasons for Living: Is there a Connection?

In order to explore the relationship between spirituality, social desirability, and reasons for living, 100 individuals completed the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL), the Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS). Positive correlations were found b...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1991-04, Vol.37 (1), p.57-63
Main Authors: Ellis, Jon. B., Smith, Peggy C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Individuality
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Personality Inventory
Personality Tests - statistics & numerical data
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Reference Values
Religion and Psychology
Social Desirability
Social Environment
Social research
Spirituality
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Well-being
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Summary:In order to explore the relationship between spirituality, social desirability, and reasons for living, 100 individuals completed the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL), the Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS). Positive correlations were found between religious well-being and the total RFL score and Moral Objections subscale and between existential well- being and several RFL scales. Results indicate that the RFL Moral Objections subscale taps the same type of beliefs as does the SWBS religious well-being subscale. There also appears to be a strong relationship between the adaptive cognitive beliefs which people report as reasons for not considering suicide and their existential beliefs. This emphasises the need for careful assessment of individual needs and beliefs when dealing with suicidal individuals. Areas of concern to the therapist who is working with a suicidal client were not affected by high SD scores.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854
DOI:10.1177/002076409103700108