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Annotated Bibliography Jessica M. Leonard College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University UNV 503: Introduction to Graduate Studies in the Liberal Arts Lisa Konow July 19 th , 2023 1

Annotated Bibliography References Abdolahrezaee, N., Khanmohammadi, A., Dadfar, M., Rashedi, V., & Behnam, L. (2020). Prediction of hope, physical health, and mental health by mediating variable of religious spiritual well-being in elderly. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23 (10), 928- 940. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1819220 This study was published in the journal Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. The research sought to investigate the relationship between religious/spiritual well being (RSWB) and physical and mental health in the elderly. The study was designed around the assumption that a greater degree of a felt sense of hope and meaning in life is associated with decreased risk of poor physical health (Abdolahrezaee et al., 2020). To test this, the researchers administered several scales measuring levels of hope, meaning in life, and general health questionnaires. The results confirmed that a greater sense of hope and felt sense of meaning and purpose in life associated with lower poor health outcomes (Conversely, lower hope and meaning in life scores indicated higher risk of negative physical and mental health outcomes (Abdolahrezaee et al., 2020). This is an interesting study to include in my research materials because it addresses the area of spiritual influence on physical health and wellness. This topic has interested me because I feel strongly about spirituality as being intricately connected to physicality, wellness, and daily life. Although this study was published in 2020, I felt it was relevant to include because it was retrieved from a reputable, peer reviewed journal. The researchers were all associated with reputable universities and were funded by well-known medical research universities. 2

Balboni, T. A., VanderWeele, T. J., Doan-Soares, S., Long, K. N. G., Ferrell, B. R., Fitchett, G., Koenig, H. G., Bain, P. A., Puchalski, C., Steinhauser, K. E., Sulmasy, D. P., & Koh, H. K. (2022). Spirituality in serious illness and health. Jama, 328 (2), 184- 197. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.11086 This extremely interesting study by Balboni et al., (2022) was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. This study is unique in that its aim was to find the implications of spirituality in the context of medical health care treatment. The researchers convened a panel of experts to review the highest quality available research involving spirituality and medical healthcare. The panel reviewed the studies and were able to compile a series of and assessments and implications for best practices in implementing spirituality in medical health care. The panel of experts was selected carefully and included medical doctors and researchers who were dedicated to finding the best use of spirituality in health care carefully review all the relevant material and composing a list of implications and suggestions (Balboni et al., 2022). This article is one of my very favorites because unlike most studies that seek to support or invalidate a research question or statement, this article sought to investigate the concept of spirituality in health care more broadly in order to make an informed and well supported foundation on which future research could begin. This article is a credible and relevant choice because it was published in the peer reviewed, world-renowned Journal of the American Medical Association. It was also conducted and published within the last five years and the researchers themselves are all associated with well-known and reputable Universities. Additionally, the National Institute of Health was a partial donor for the study along with 3

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other well-known and unbiased sponsors. Hajibabaei, M., Mohammad, B. K., Esmaeili, M., Mohammad, H. H., & Montazeri, A. (2020). Impact of an existential-spiritual intervention compared with a cognitive-behavioral therapy on quality of life and meaning in life among women with multiple sclerosis. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 15 (4) https://doi.org/10.18502/ijps.v15i4.4298 This article sought to compare the outcomes of two different therapeutic techniqes on a group of women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The two therapeutic modalities used and compeered were cognitive-behavioral and existential-spiritual therapeutic interventions. Specifically, the two therapies were compared as they related to the women’s felt sense of quality of and meaning in life (Hajibabaei et al., 2020). The researchers used several scales to objectively measure the quality of life and meaning or purpose in life after subjecting the sample group of women to either cognitive behavioral or existential-spiritual therapy. While cognitive behavioral therapy is well-known and practiced by many psychologists and therapists, existential-spiritual therapy modalities are less commonly practiced and less known to the public. This article interested me because it discussed the work of Carl G. Jung who is in my opinion one of the most valuable contributors to the modern field of psychology and therapy. This article delved into the question can spirituality infused into psychotherapy provided a greater sense of healing and well-being than can be achieved using secular, cognitive behavioral models? I am incredibly interested in this concept and feel that it closely aligns to my more radical opinion that psychotherapy and spirituality are and have always been nearly synonymous. This article was published in a reputable, peer reviewed journal and was published within 4

the last five years. For these reasons I believe it to be a credible and relevant resource. 5

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