Chris Stewart PhD’s research while affiliated with University of South Florida and other places

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Publications (4)


Religiosity as a Predictor of Successful Post-Treatment Abstinence for African-American Clients
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January 2007

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23 Citations

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Chris Stewart PhD

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Janice L. Pringle PhD

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of religiosity as a predictor of post-treatment abstinence. A sample of 96 African-American clients receiving community-based outpatient alcoholism treatment were interviewed at treatment entry and three months later. Achieving complete abstinence was predicted from client gender and 17 other predictors, including 6 substance-related factors, 7 psychosocial and health variables, and 4 religiosity/spirituality measures. Bivariate analyses showed that abstainers drank less prior to treatment, had more prior formal treatment and AA involvement, practiced their religion more regularly, and scored higher on measures of both spirituality and extrinsic religiosity. In addition, women were more likely to achieve abstinence. Forward entry binary logistic regression revealed that, controlling for client gender and pre-treatment consumption, only regular practice of one's religion/faith significantly predicted abstinence. Recommendations include (1) the need for research to evaluate if the current findings can be generalized across race/ethnicity and religious affiliation and (2) directing more attention to clients' religiosity in alcoholism treatment.


Social Work Students' Attitudes Concerning the Use of Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Social Work Practice

September 2006

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19 Citations

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

The importance of religion and spirituality for the social work profession is evident in many areas, including social work education. There is little empirical evidence that explores the importance of spirituality and religion for their students. This project surveyed three unique schools of social work in university settings in an attempt to provide information concerning the personal religious and spiritual beliefs of social work students as well as their attitudes toward religious and spiritual interventions in social work practice. Results indicate that religious and spiritual beliefs and regional culture are important for predicting attitudes toward use of religious and spiritual interventions.


RESEARCH: A Preliminary Construct Validation of the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality Instrument: A Study of Southern USA Samples

July 2006

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143 Reads

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56 Citations

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

The Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality (MMRS) survey was administered to 515 respondents from the southeastern United States, 355 graduate and undergraduate students in Social Work, and 160 clients undergoing alcoholism or drug treatment. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability analyses resulted in retaining 59 of 81 MMRS items measuring 3 primary factors (Meaning, Spirituality, Religious Practices and Organized Religiousness) and 2 secondary factors (Guilt vs. God's Grace, and Loving/Forgiving God). The primary factors were highly internally consistent and showed acceptable stability reliability for a subsample of clients; they also largely replicated intended dimensions of the MMRS. Convergent, discriminant, and theoretical construct validity were generally supported for the factors in correlational analyses, but the Guilt dimension, in particular, should be reevaluated in future research. Various limitations were discussed. It was suggested that the 3 primary factors could be reliably assessed with 10 items, and that this 30-item scale could be a very useful multidimensional research tool.


Personal Religiosity and Spirituality Associated with Social Work Practitioners' Use of Religious-Based Intervention Practices

March 2006

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Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work

Social workers (N = 221) in the Southeastern USA responded to survey questions measuring 3 outcome variables, attitude toward religion in social work, the appropriateness of 15 religious-based interventions, utilization of these practices, and 3 dimensions of spirituality: spiritual experiences (spirituality), religious practices (organized religiosity), and religious affiliation. Attitude was generally favorable, and more than half of the interventions were judged appropriate and utilized by over 50% of the respondents. Beyond identifying with no religion, which predicted lower outcome scores, high spirituality strongly predicted attitude and utilization, whereas extrinsic organized religiosity was unimportant. A process model utilizing path analysis suggested that personal spirituality increases utilization resulting in corresponding perceptions of appropriateness and attitude toward religion in practice. More research was recommended on (1) utilization prevalence in other and diverse samples, and (2) the efficacy of religious-based practice.

Citations (4)


... Extensive empirical evidence of the unique construct of spirituality, comprising features such as meaning or purpose in life, life satisfaction, inner peace, moral values, connection, and transcendent hope, underscores the requisite for trained chaplains and spiritual practitioners to meet the spiritual needs of military personnel (Armstrong, 1995;Bodling et al., 2013;Hall & Edwards, 1996;Hodge, 2003;Jackson-Lowman et al., 1996;Jagers & Smith, 1996;Koenig & Al Zaben, 2021a;Monod et al., 2011;Stewart & Koeske, 2006). As chaplaincy has evolved over the last two decades to incorporate belief systems extending beyond the original Christian model of chaplaincy, so too has research exploring the range of activities conducted by chaplains. ...

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Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study
RESEARCH: A Preliminary Construct Validation of the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality Instrument: A Study of Southern USA Samples
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  • July 2006

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

... Religiosity is one of the major patterns observed in language use that are associated with treatment retention in the current study. Our findings replicated previous studies on religion benefiting health, well-being, and substance treatment retention (76)(77)(78)(79). Religious beliefs could be protective because they can foster a positive self-focus, such as the development of self-regulatory strength, and help individuals to recognize the purpose and meaning in life (28). ...

Religiosity as a Predictor of Successful Post-Treatment Abstinence for African-American Clients
  • Citing Article
  • January 2007

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

... These studies showed that US college students tended to search for spiritual meaning in their lives, and during their period of study, they abandoned the religious customs with which they came to college (Bryant et al. 2003). Other research found that one-third of the students seeking counseling in US colleges reported problems in the areas of religion or spirituality, with their ethnicity and culture of origin influencing their use of spirituality (Constantine et al. 2006;Graham et al. 2001;Lopez et al. 2015;Lun and Wai 2015;Stewart and Koeske 2006). ...

Social Work Students' Attitudes Concerning the Use of Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Social Work Practice
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  • September 2006

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

... Některé studie poukázaly na vlivy věku pracovníka, resp. délky praxe (Heyman et al., 2006, Furman et al., 2016Canda, Furman, Canda, 2020), přítomnost s/n ve vzdělání (Oxhandler et al., 2015;Vetvik et al., 2018), jiné na intenzitu pracovníkovy s/n (Murdock, 2005;Oxhandler et al., 2015) a frekvenci soukromých s/n aktivit (Sheridan, 2004;Stewart et al., 2006;Kvarfordt, Sheridan, 2010). ...

Personal Religiosity and Spirituality Associated with Social Work Practitioners' Use of Religious-Based Intervention Practices
  • Citing Article
  • March 2006

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work