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This study explored homeless people’s (N = 164) spiritual well-being (SWB) in relation to race, mental illness, physical disease, resilience, and trait mindfulness. The results of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that variables of race (p = 0.003), mental illness (p = 0.04), resilience (p < 0.001) and trait mindfulness (p < 0.001) contributed to participants’ SWB. These findings were critical to research related to homelessness and service provisions in finding that homeless people with certain backgrounds (e.g., mental illness) might have lower SWB than their counterparts. This research also revealed protective factors (e.g., resilience) that could help promote SWB.
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This Project is supported by a Grant from Research Grant Committee (RGC) at the University of Alabama. Grant #: RGC-2015–41.
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Lu, J., Potts, C.A., Allen, R.S. et al. An Exploration of Spiritual Well-being Among Homeless People: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis. J Relig Health 61, 2433–2446 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01158-6
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