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Hammad H, Elbarazi I, Bendak M, Obaideen K, Amanatullah A, Khan BSB, Ismail L, Kieu A, Ab Khan M. Influence of Religiosity on Youths' Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:2423-2442. [PMID: 36058952 PMCID: PMC9441192 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01646-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This cross-sectional survey investigates the influence of youths' religiosity on their attitude towards people with disabilities. The Muslim religiosity questionnaire and multidimensional attitudes scale towards persons with disabilities were used to survey 733 youths from the federal university in the United Arab Emirates. The results indicated that the youths were religious and had positive attitudes towards people with disabilities. An increase in religiosity is associated with a positive attitude towards disability, and both religiosity and total family income positively impacted the attitude towards people with disabilities. Reducing inequalities by including persons with disabilities is one of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development objectives. Policies should aim to enhance curriculum, improvise public guidelines and partner with associated faith-based leaders to build an inclusive society for people with disabilities, thus helping to achieve sustainable development goals.
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- Hamza Hammad
- Department of Shariah and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Law, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Facility of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, SEGi University, 47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Fazaia College of Education for Women, Lahore Cantt, Sarwar Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Intelligent Distributed Computing and Systems Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Health and Wellness Research Group, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Health and Wellness Research Group, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
- Primary Care, NHS North West London, London, TW3 3EB, UK.
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Factor Structure of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale in a Polish-Christian Sample. RELIGIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/rel13040274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current article presents the factor structure of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) in a Polish-Christian sample. The DSES is a scale that attempts to measure a person’s perception of transcendent experiences in daily life. It covers the following constructs: awe, gratitude, mercy, a sense of connection with the transcendent, and compassionate love. Most validation studies on the DSES show the scale loadings on a single factor, although different populations can show different factor loadings. The study aims to verify the factor structure of the DSES results and to test the psychometric properties of its Polish version. The results of exploratory factor analysis conducted on a sample of 246 individuals and confirmatory factor analysis performed in a sample of 738 participants supported the single-factor model, which includes all 16 items of the DSES. Therefore, it was concluded that qualitatively different spiritual experiences have one common and integrated core with a homogeneous structure. Very high values of internal consistency measures indicate the excellent reliability of the Polish version of the DSES.
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Mahmood QK, Jafree SR, Sohail MM, Akram MB. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Pakistani Muslims Coping with Health Anxiety through Religiosity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:1462-1474. [PMID: 33709338 PMCID: PMC7950429 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01218-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Investigating the role of religiosity in coping with health anxiety during the outbreak of COVID-19 assumes significance given the continued onslaught of the pandemic and the importance of religion in many societies of the world. The aim of this study is to test the relationship between religious coping and health anxiety in Pakistani Muslims. The online survey method was used to collect data from 408 respondents. Structural equational modeling was performed, with results indicating that people who are suffering with health anxiety opt for religious coping (β = .54, R2 = .29, p < .001). We conclude that it is important to consider the role of religion and spirituality during pandemic-induced anxiety. There are implications for counselors, physicians and researchers to integrate religious coping methods when planning mental health interventions during pandemics and otherwise.
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- Qaisar Khalid Mahmood
- International Islamic University Islamabad, Room A213, Faculty Block A, Sector H10, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- International Islamic University Islamabad, Room A213, Faculty Block A, Sector H10, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Sohail MM, Mahmood QK, Sher F, Saud M, Mas'udah S, Ida R. Coping Through Religiosity, Spirituality and Social Support Among Muslim Chronic Hepatitis Patients. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2020; 59:3126-3140. [PMID: 31529272 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00909-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Academics acknowledge religiosity, spirituality and social support as socio-behavioral factors that influence patients' ability to deal with chronic illness. This study has attempted to describe empirical reality of how these factors influence patients. The sample of this study was 500 chronically ill hepatitis patients and was selected through the multistage sampling techniques. Through structured interview schedule, data were collected during the period of September 2016 to March 2017 from five most populated cities of Punjab (Pakistan). Data were analyzed through descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation, and structural equation modeling). The study suggests some recommendations and suggestions to policy makers regarding the significance of religiosity, spirituality and social support as coping strategies during chronic illness. The findings illustrate that social support has more association with coping than religiosity and spirituality of the patients.
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- Department of Sociology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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- Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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