Exploring spirituality among youth in foster care: findings from the Casey Field Office Mental Health Study.
Exploring spirituality among youth in foster care: findings from the Casey Field Office Mental Health Study.
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00649.x
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Cabrera J
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作者：
Jackson LJ;White CR;O'Brien K;DiLorenzo P;Cathcart E;Wolf M;Bruskas D;Pecora PJ;Nix-Early V;Cabrera J
本研究探讨了精神应对机制，信仰的精神和参与精神活动和其他积极的活动中的青少年寄养。一个多层面的精神测量开发了面对面的采访188青年（14-17岁）从不同的种族/民族背景在美国。调查结果显示，95%的年轻人相信上帝，超过70%的人相信上帝是“创造者”，上帝是“爱”，79%的人认为祈祷是一种精神实践。大多数年轻人说，爱和宽恕帮助他们愈合。三分之二（67%）的受访者表示，他们通过独处来应对“糟糕或悲惨的事情”，超过一半的人通过祈祷（59%）或与他人分享问题（56%）来应对。年轻人的三大精神目标是遵循上帝对他们的计划，成为一个更好的人，并知道他们的人生目标。根据青年对精神应对机制的重视，政策和实践建议侧重于将精神融入实践，并为寄养青年提供帮助。
This study examined spiritual coping mechanisms, beliefs about spirituality and participation in spiritual activities and in other positive activities among adolescents in foster care. A multidimensional measure of spirituality was developed for face-to-face interviews with 188 youth (ages 14–17) from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds in the United States. Findings revealed 95% of youth believe in God, over 70% believe God is ‘creator’ and God is ‘love’, and 79% considered prayer a spiritual practice. Most youth said love and forgiveness help them heal. Two-thirds (67%) reported responding to ‘bad or tragic things happening’ by spending time alone, and over half responded by praying (59%) or sharing the problem with someone else (56%). Youth's top three spiritual goals were to follow God's plan for them, become a better person, and know their purpose in life. Based on the value youth ascribed to spiritual coping mechanisms, recommendations for policy and practice focus on the integration of spirituality into practice and caregiving for youth in foster care.