Karl VanHarn

ORCID: 0000-0002-1533-0059
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Research Areas
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
2017-2024

Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death, so research identifying protective factors essential. Research suggests gratitude life hardships patience are character strengths that might protect against the deleterious association struggles with ultimate meaning suicide risk. However, no studies have evaluated their utility among people experiencing acute/severe mental health concerns.We tested function cross-sectional data from adults (Mage = 31.83 years; SD 14.84; range 18-82)...

10.1111/jopy.12644 article EN Journal of Personality 2021-04-27

Few studies in positive psychology have examined associations between virtues and mental health highly distressed samples. This study demonstrates the relevance of virtue patience, conceptualized as capacity to calmly face frustration suffering, within a spiritually integrated treatment program offering inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Previously evaluated non-distressed samples, patience may increase during hospitalization facilitate outcomes. The present found was inversely related...

10.1080/17439760.2019.1610482 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2019-05-02

Abstract Background Meaning in life is a benchmark indicator of flourishing that can likely mitigate the severity depression symptoms among persons seeking mental healthcare. However, patients contending with serious health difficulties often experience painful void or absence ultimate meaning their lives might hinder recovery. This two‐wave longitudinal study examined temporal associations between perceived presence life, struggles meaning, flourishing, and adults spiritually integrated...

10.1002/jclp.23666 article EN Journal of Clinical Psychology 2024-02-26

Religion and spirituality (R/S) often play crucial roles in the lives of people seeking mental health care. However, patients’ preferences for addressing R/S their treatment, especially inpatient settings, has not been understood. This study examined integration factors that predict inpatients’ attitudes toward specific strategies incorporate psychotherapy. The sample (N = 230; 59% female; 85% Caucasian; 72% Christian) was comprised patients recruited from psychiatric units at a large...

10.1037/pro0000367 article EN Professional Psychology Research and Practice 2021-06-01
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