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Dr Noel Maturlu, Dr Jesse Omoregie, Dr Philip Nukpe, Parvaneh Sara Pakshir Published in Issue 1.2 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/5b43rx KEYWORDS : Family disruption; Broken homes; Impacts of family disruption; Impact of broken homes; Adolescent mental health. Abstract…
Authors: Mvikeli Ncube, Ph and Professor Matthew Hall Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://doi.org/10.63994/veaodh K ey words: Zimbabwean diaspora, migration, culture, relationships, domestic violenceT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract Political…
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/j4j1wd KEYWORDS : LOVE, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity. Abstract Bliss, akin to flourishing, represents a holistic state of optimal well-being that transcends fleeting happiness, encompassing…
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : Spirituality, spiritual emergency, mental health, mental disorder. Abstract Spirituality has been described as an ambivalent experience. On the one hand, due to its soothing…
Noel Maturlu Published in ssue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/cvq4pd KEYWORDS : Spirituality, Positive Religious Coping, Suffering, Adversity, Flourishing Abstract This study investigates the moderating effects of positive and negative religious coping on the…
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/i909og KEYWORDS : Religiosity, Spirituality, Depression, Adversity, Differential Spiritual Receptivity Abstract The current study aimed to systematically examine the positive effects of adversity on the…
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://doi.org/10.63994/5q5dlt KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study explores the role of adversity and suffering, specifically operationalised as stress, in the relationship between…
Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1.1 // LaB Press http://doi.org/10.63994/vocsul KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment Tool (LAT), a novel instrument based on the LOVE…
A Pilot study of Reliability and Validity Noel Maturlu Published in Issue 1. 0 // The LaB http://dx.doi.org/10.62762/IECE.2024.000000 KEYWORDS : LOVE, LAT, Spirituality, Bliss, Flourishing, Adversity Abstract This study examines the psychometric properties of the LOVE Assessment…
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