Character Strengths in the Context of Christian Contemplative Practice Facilitating Recovery from Alcohol Misuse
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2015-08-04
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
There is an increasing interest in studying the association between
spirituality and addiction, and the effect of mindfulness on recovery.
There have been some attempts at exploring the mediators
of the association, but seldom in the context of Christian contemplation
and rarely within a single theoretical framework of
psychology. This article reports two case studies from an intervention
study carried out in Nairobi, Kenya, that suggest that the
Christian contemplative practice has the potential to reduce alcohol
misuse while facilitating the emergence of a three-dimensional
religious-spirituality model involving the character strengths of
self-awareness, self-regulation, humility, and leading to forgiveness,
social responsibility, and social intelligence.
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alcoholism, character strengths,, Christian contemplative practice, Jesus prayer, mindfulness, positive psychology, psychology of religion
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Sahaya G. Selvam (2015) Character Strengths in the Context of Christian Contemplative Practice Facilitating Recovery from Alcohol Misuse: Two Case Studies, Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 17:3, 190-211, DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2015.1053302