%0 Journal Article
%T Students in Faith
%A Andrew D. Cuthbert
%A Daniel G. Strosky
%A David C. Wang
%A Edward B. Davis
%A Jayce E. Long
%A Peter C. Hill
%J Journal of Psychology and Theology
%@ 2328-1162
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0091647117750657
%X Objective: The present study assessed 96 doctoral psychology students at APA-accredited faith-based institutions to further understand the relationships between distress from clinical work, religious and spiritual (r/s) struggles, and negative affect. Based on past research it was hypothesized that distress from clinical work would predict heightened r/s struggles and negative affect. Furthermore, we hypothesized r/s struggles would moderate the effect between distress from clinical work and negative affect. Findings were significant, and demonstrated that our population experienced heightened levels of distress from clinical work, r/s struggles, and negative affect compared to the normed populations. The relationships between distress from clinical work and r/s struggles as well as distress from clinical work and negative affect were significant. Religious and spiritual struggles further moderated the relationship in that those experiencing r/s struggles alongside distress from clinical work demonstrated a stronger relationship between distress from clinical work and negative affect. A more comprehensive discussion regarding these findings as well as the limitations, areas of future research, and implications for training are included in the following
%K distress from clinical work
%K religious and spiritual struggles
%K negative affect
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0091647117750657