Identity and Spiritual Care

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" Identity and Spiritual Care "
Wim Smeets

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1072209
Doc. No	:	LA115838
Call No	:	‭10.1163/157092512X635734‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Wim Smeets
Title & Author	:	Identity and Spiritual Care [Article]\ Wim Smeets
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Empirical Theology
Date	:	2012
Volume/ Issue Number	:	25/1
Page No	:	22–56
Abstract	:	This article is an empirical study of the attitudes of spiritual caregivers in health care institutions in the Netherlands towards identity and the goals of their profession. Identity can be classified into a personal aspect (definition of oneself in general) and a worldview aspect (attitudes towards life). A distinction is made between an immediate professional goal (communication on worldviews) and an ultimate goal (contribution to spiritual health). We examine the effects of beliefs about identity on professional goals while controlling for relevant population and institutional characteristics. Orientation to the immediate and ultimate goals of spiritual care is influenced mainly by personal identity attitudes and attitudes towards suffering. The relation between identity and its relevance to patients’ health (the ultimate goal of spiritual care) needs further research. This article is an empirical study of the attitudes of spiritual caregivers in health care institutions in the Netherlands towards identity and the goals of their profession. Identity can be classified into a personal aspect (definition of oneself in general) and a worldview aspect (attitudes towards life). A distinction is made between an immediate professional goal (communication on worldviews) and an ultimate goal (contribution to spiritual health). We examine the effects of beliefs about identity on professional goals while controlling for relevant population and institutional characteristics. Orientation to the immediate and ultimate goals of spiritual care is influenced mainly by personal identity attitudes and attitudes towards suffering. The relation between identity and its relevance to patients’ health (the ultimate goal of spiritual care) needs further research.
Descriptor	:	identity
Descriptor	:	personal identity
Descriptor	:	religion
Descriptor	:	spiritual health
Descriptor	:	worldview communication
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/157092512X635734‬