Sebastian Binyamin Skalski-Bednarz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1188876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastian Binyamin Skalski-Bednarz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastian Binyamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Skalski-Bednarz |
| SIGNATURE | SKALSKI-BEDNARZ S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6336-7251 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Divine forgiveness measured by the Polish Divine Forgiveness Scale predicts reduced posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Catholics living with human immunodeficiency virus.
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Polish version of the Divine Forgiveness Scale (DFS) and to examine its longitudinal associations with posttraumatic psychological outcomes among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Although divine forgiveness (DF) is a potentially important spiritual resource, its measurement and psychological effects remain underexplored in non-English-speaking and clinical populations. Two complementary s…
‘Doh Beat Up’ and ‘Doh Take It on
The cultural discourse metaphors ‘doh beat up’ and ‘doh take it on’ in Trinidad and Tobago capture the local sentiments of releasing self-condemnation after experiencing failure, wrongdoing, or circumstances beyond one’s control. In this study, we examined the direct and indirect relationships between religious commitment, self-forgiveness, and self-condemnation. Data were collected using an online survey of 259 adults (Mage = 40; 76% female) liv…
Evaluative conditioning of attitudes towards nutrition
This systematic review examined studies investigating evaluative conditioning (EC) effects using food stimuli as conditioned stimuli (CS) and body silhouettes as unconditioned stimuli (US). Following PRISMA guidelines, 162 records were identified, of which three studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis of methodological characteristics and outcomes. The review focused on technical elements (stimulus types, presen…
Forgiveness Profiles Reveal the Protective Role of Divine Forgiveness in Psychological Adaptation to Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic, centrally sensitized pain condition frequently accompanied by psychological distress, making psychosocial resources important for adaptation. This study examined dispositional forgiveness profiles in 236 women with fibromyalgia across four forgiveness domains: self, others, situations, and divine forgiveness. Latent profile analysis identified four subgroups: low divine–low human forgiveness, high divine–moderate human …
Situational Characteristics and Emotional Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a coping strategy that facilitates psychological well‐being and reduces stress, leading to growing interest in identifying its key predictors. This study examined how situational characteristics, as defined by the DIAMONDS model, influenced emotional forgiveness among socially maladjusted youths in Poland. Utilizing a two‐wave longitudinal design with 354 participants aged 11–18 years, with assessments conducted at 3‐month interval…
Latent Profile Analysis of Moral Foundations
This study delves into the intricate relationship between morality and episodic forgiveness (i.e. emotional and decisional), guided by moral foundations theory. Survey data were collected from 927 English‐speaking Canadians, aged 18–57, using the Moral Foundations Questionnaire, Decision to Forgive Scale, and Emotional Forgiveness Scale. Employing latent profile analysis, the research revealed three distinct moral foundation profiles—high moralis…
A relational model of state of forgiveness and spirituality and their influence on well-being
Research suggests that forming a fresh framework of significance and reconstructing the spiritual underpinnings of one’s existence may empower a victim of sexual abuse to move beyond the grasp of the distressing incident. This longitudinal study investigates the interplay between forgiveness, spirituality that provides transcendent meaning-making, and mental well-being. The two-wave study involved 246 Polish women aged 18–45 who have experienced …
Sanctifying suffering and fostering self-forgiveness
This study investigated the mediating role of self-forgiveness in the relationship between the sanctification of suffering and mental well-being in individuals with chronic pain, aiming to integrate psychological and religious/spiritual coping strategies into pain management. Utilizing a three-wave longitudinal design, the study tracked changes in the sanctification of suffering, self-forgiveness, and mental well-being among American Christians e…
Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) by Paloutzian and Ellison
According to previous research, spiritual well-being may be an indicator of mental health, which refers to the positive experience of one’s life. The purpose of this study was to adapt and assess the validity of the Polish version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982). Web-based survey data were collected from 546 participants aged 18 to 72 years, 67% of whom were female. Exploratory and confirmatory data analy…
The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between religious struggles and health behaviours in a group of polish young adults
The purpose of the study was to examine more thoroughly the relationship between religious struggles and health behaviours. In this study were examined the role of resilience as a potential mediator in the relationship between these variables of interest and it was focused on the polish young adult generation. Participants were 616 people aged 18–33 years (M = 25.33; SD = 7.27). The respondents indicated their gender and age, and then completed T…
Adaptation of Belk’s materialism scale to the Polish population and assessment of relationships between materialism, values, religiosity, and pro-environmental beliefs
According to Russell Belk’s conceptualisation, materialism is a personality trait reflected in possessiveness, envy, and non-generosity. The aim of the study was to adapt Belk’s Materialism Scale (BMS) to the Polish population, specifically, to evaluate its psychometric properties (factor structure and reliability) and convergent and divergent validity. Also, we aimed to examine relationships between materialism and values (according to Schwartz’…
Enhancing health outcomes in cancer patients
This study explores the role of self-forgiveness and spiritual growth in enhancing health outcomes among cancer patients through a three-wave longitudinal mediation model. Conducted within a Christian demographic in Western Canada, the research involved 212 participants undergoing treatment at oncological rehabilitation centres. Utilising validated scales, the study measured self-forgiveness, spiritual growth, and health outcomes, with data colle…
The green connection
Preliminary findings are promising and suggest that a stronger connection to nature may contribute to the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors while also potentially enhancing well-being and psychological resilience. However, previous research has often been limited to cross-sectional analyses, which do not provide a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics involved in human-nature interactions. To address these methodologi…
Adaptation and validation of the Christian Sanctification of Suffering Scale (CSSS) in a Polish Catholic chronic pain sample
The Polish version of the CSSS is a psychometrically robust instrument for assessing the sanctification of suffering. It offers a novel instrument for assessing spiritual coping, with potential implications for designing spiritually sensitive clinical interventions
The Self-Compassionate Path to Self-Forgiveness
Self-forgiveness plays a crucial role in mitigating self-directed blame and enhancing psychological well-being. While prior research has linked self-compassion to self-forgiveness, the extent to which distinct self-compassion components contribute to self-forgiveness over time has not been systematically examined. The study aimed to assess the extent to which different dimensions of self-compassion (self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, …
Dispositional Forgiveness and Mental Health and Well-Being
Forgiveness is a multidimensional phenomenon that often functions as a disposition; it is closely linked to psychological well-being and religion/spirituality. However, no validated instruments have been available to assess forgiveness in the Georgian context. This study aimed to adapt the Toussaint Forgiveness Scale (TFS) for use in Georgia and to examine cross-cultural patterns of forgiveness and mental health among Georgian Orthodox Christians…
Religion and flourishing among Afro-Trinidadians
Background Religiousness has been consistently linked to positive health outcomes and flourishing, yet the underlying mechanisms are complex and not well-understood. The forgiveness and relational spirituality model offers a framework to explore the moderated mediation among religious commitment, health, and forgiveness by God. Understanding these relationships among university students and community residents in Trinidad and Tobago can provide v…
Personality traits as predictors of forgiveness and gratitude/awe
Cross-sectional studies have shown that individual differences can be associated with pro-social emotions. However, little is known about how personality may predict subsequent forgiveness and gratitude/awe. This study investigates the longitudinal influence of the Big Five traits (assessed by the Ten-Item Personality Inventory), supplemented by narcissism (assessed by the Single Item Narcissism Scale), on decisional and emotional forgiveness (as…
Effects of Christian Reach forgiveness intervention to reduce aggressiveness in adolescents with conduct disorder
While there have been significant advances in the treatment of conduct disorder (CD), there is still a need to seek and develop therapeutic solutions that can overcome the poor long‐term prognosis. In this evidence‐based research, we evaluated the effect of immediate REACH Forgiveness training on the severity of aggressiveness among adolescents with CD. The purposive sample consisted of 32 Catholics aged 15–18 randomly placed in an experimental o…
Adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the gratitude/awe questionnaire (GrAw-7)
We conducted three studies to validate the Polish version of the GrAw-7. Our objectives are as follows: first, to explore the dimensional structure of the scale and to determine the internal consistency (study 1: N = 635); second, to verify the stability of the GraW-7 (study 2: N = 27); and third, to determine the validity of the GrAw-7 (study 3: N = 385). To explore the dimensional structure of the scale, we tested a one-factor model proposed by…
Emotional forgiveness and the Big Five personality traits among adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between emotional forgiveness (presence of positive emotions towards the offender and reduction of negative emotions towards the offender) and personality traits (agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience and extraversion) in the perspective of a longitudinal study among juveniles referred by family courts to a probation centre or youth educational centre. This in…
Anger toward God and well-being in Ukrainian war refugees
Experiencing war arouses feelings of injustice, which in turn can activate angry feelings towards God. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between anger towards God, faith maturity, interpersonal decisional forgiveness, psychological well-being and spiritual well-being among war refugees from Ukraine who arrived in Poland and Germany. Data from paper-and-pencil surveys were collected from 243 religious people aged 18–6…
Beyond HIV Shame
Guided by the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual approach, this randomized controlled trial assessed the efficacy of a self-forgiveness intervention among 60 HIV-positive individuals in Poland. Participants underwent a 90-min "Restore: The Journey Toward Self-Forgiveness" session, in contrast to a wait-list control group. The intervention significantly enhanced self-forgiveness, spirituality, mental well-being, and heart rate variability in response to a…
Beyond HIV shame
Research is developing regarding the beneficial association of spirituality with numerous health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH); however, little attention has been paid to the association of these variables with forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 648 PLWH from the United States aged 18-61 to test the mediating effects of forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status on the relationship of s…
The interplay of forgiveness by God and self-forgiveness
These findings highlight the potential value of incorporating spiritual dimensions into psychological approaches to stress management, offering insights into the complex relationships between different forms of forgiveness and their impact on mental health of religious individuals. Future research is encouraged to further explore these dynamics across diverse cultural and religious contexts
Pathways to Flourishing
The present study focused on the roles of self-forgiveness and feeling divine forgiveness in mitigating the adverse effects of stress on substance use cravings in Trinidad and Tobago. We assessed 869 individuals (62 percent of whom were women) through self-report online questionnaires. A moderation analysis using the PROCESS macro and a bootstrapping strategy (N = 5000) revealed that greater levels of self-forgiveness weakened the positive relati…
Changes in the Electrical Activity of the Brain in the Alpha and Theta Bands during Prayer and Meditation
Focused attention meditation (FAM) is a category of meditation based on an EEG pattern, which helps the wandering mind to focus on a particular object. It seems that prayer may, in certain respects, be similar to FAM. It is believed that emotional experience correlates mainly with theta, but also with selective alpha, with internalized attention correlating mainly with the synchronous activity of theta and alpha. The vast majority of studies indi…
Still Logged in? The Link Between Facebook Addiction, FoMO, Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction and Loneliness in Social Media Users
Studies to date have shown that fear of missing out (FoMO) is related to the lack of fulfilling one's psychological needs. Moreover, it affects one's involvement in social media. The objective of this study was to assess the links between satisfaction with life (the Satisfaction with Life Scale), self-esteem (the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale), loneliness (the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale), FoMO (the Fear of Missing Out Scale) and Facebook add…
Impact of Motivation on Selected Aspects of Attention in Children with ADHD
Earlier reports showed the co-occurrence of a motivation deficit in children with ADHD. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of extrinsic motivation on selected aspects of attention in children with ADHD, as well as to measure cortical activity and dimensions of motivation as per the self-determination theory. The study included 30 children with ADHD and 30 typically developing (TD) children aged 9-13 years. Children with ADHD exhib…
Positive religious coping acts through perception of nature and silence in its association with well-being and life satisfaction among Polish Catholics
Previous studies indicate that perceptions of nature and thought-provoking silence can have positive consequences for individual functioning. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationships between religious coping (assessed with the Brief RCOPE), perceptions of nature and silence (a subscale of the Perception of Change Questionnaire), well-being (the World Health Organization's five-item Well-Being Index) and life satisfaction (…
Resilience and Coping with Stress vs. Trauma Effects in People Living with HIV
There are approximately 38 million HIV-positive patients in the world. The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy has significantly increased the life expectancy of infected patients. The objective of this study was to observe the relationship between resilience (assessed using the SPP-25 Scale), coping strategies (Mini-COPE Scale) as well as trauma effects (SF-CiOQ Scale) and quality of life (SWLS Scale) in people living with HIV. The study inc…
Pandemic grief in Poland
Millions of people are mourning the death of a loved to COVID-19. According to previous studies, the circumstances of coronavirus disease-related deaths may lead to dysfunctional grief. The purpose of this study was to introduce the Polish adaptation of the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) as well as to assess the relationship between dysfunctional grief due to a COVID-19 death, resilience and perceived social support. The adaptation was carried out on…
Resilience and Mental Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Reports to date indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has negatively impacted mental health in the general population. On the other hand, positive associations of mental resilience and well-being have been widely demonstrated. The objective of this study was to assess the links between resilience (Brief Resilience Scale), persistent thinking about COVID-19 (Obsession with COVID-19 Scale), coronavirus anxiety (Coronavirus Anxiety Scale), an…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Health Belief Scales toward Covid-19 Vaccine
In the study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine, including the structure, reliability and validity of the scale. Psychometric properties were assessed on a general sample of 472 Polish participants aged between 19 and 69 years (M = 25.43). The procedure consisted of completing the Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine, the World Health Organization's 5-item Well-being Index (WHO-5)…
Relationships between Spirituality, Religious Fundamentalism and Environmentalism
According to past research, religious attitudes can strongly influence individuals' beliefs and behaviors. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between spirituality (the Scale of Spirituality; dimensions include religious spirituality, expanding consciousness, searching for meaning, sensitivity to art, doing good, and sensitivity to inner beauty), religious fundamentalism (the Religious Fundamentalism Scale), support for righ…
Polish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Long- and Short-Form Interfaith Spirituality Scale
Spirituality is widely believed to play an important role in securing health, and modern health care is increasingly being combined with spiritual care. This state of affairs is generating widespread interest in the construct from practitioners and researchers, resulting in the need to develop accurate and comprehensive measures of spirituality. The purpose of this study was to adapt the Polish version of the Interfaith Spirituality Scale (IFS), …
Resilience and Regulation of Emotions in Adolescents
The aim of this study was to test a model that takes into account self-esteem and perceived social support as potential mediators of the relationship between resilience and emotional regulation. The study involved 251 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years (M = 16.85). The study procedure consisted of completing paper-and-pencil questionnaires to measure resilience, self-esteem, and answer questions about perceived social support and emotional …
Spiritual Needs, Religious Coping and Mental Wellbeing
It has been widely proven that resettlement is associated with negative psychological effects (e.g., increased depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder) among refugees. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve the psychosocial functioning of migrants. This study assessed associations between negative dysfunctional appraisal (perceiving experiences as stressful), spiritual needs, religious coping and wellbeing. Data from pape…
Negative situation appraisal and mental well‐being among refugees in Germany
It has been widely demonstrated that pre‐ and post‐migration experiences can be highly traumatic for refugees. The purpose of this study was to assess the mediating effects of religious coping and sense of coherence on the association of negative dysfunctional situation appraisal and mental well‐being among refugees. Paper surveys were completed by 600 people representing various refugee groups (mostly from Mashreq Countries) in German Bavaria, a…
Religious struggles and mental health in the Polish population during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mediation effects of resilience as an “ability to bounce back”
The pandemic may manifest itself in the spiritual-existential sphere by activating various forms of religious-spiritual struggles. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between religious struggles and mental health in the Polish population during COVID-19. We assumed that the ability to bounce back could minimise the negative impact of religious struggles on mental health therefore we tested the mediating role of resilience as a…
Measuring Human Relationships With Nature. Polish Adaptation of the Multidimensional Aimes Connection to Nature Scale
‘Return to nature’ has become a buzzword in both scientific and public discourse. The growing interest in this phenomenon calls for the development of reliable tools for scientific research, for example the adaptation of various connectivity to nature (CN) scales developed by researchers from other cultural circles and other countries. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Polish version of the AIMES scale for …
The Relationship Between Forgiveness and Health Outcomes Among People Living with HIV
Research to date has shown that HIV infection is a highly stressful experience for individuals, and one of the key adaptive resources after such painful experiences may be forgiveness. The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between dispositional forgiveness (assessed using Mullet's Forgivingness Questionnaire and Toussaint's Forgiveness Scale), perceived stress (single-item measure of stress symptoms), health perception (Eur…
Religion and flourishing among Afro-Trinidadians
Background Religiousness has been consistently linked to positive health outcomes and flourishing, yet the underlying mechanisms are complex and not well-understood. The forgiveness and relational spirituality model offers a framework to explore the moderated mediation among religious commitment, health, and forgiveness by God. Understanding these relationships among university students and community residents in Trinidad and Tobago can provide v…
Personality traits as predictors of forgiveness and gratitude/awe
Cross-sectional studies have shown that individual differences can be associated with pro-social emotions. However, little is known about how personality may predict subsequent forgiveness and gratitude/awe. This study investigates the longitudinal influence of the Big Five traits (assessed by the Ten-Item Personality Inventory), supplemented by narcissism (assessed by the Single Item Narcissism Scale), on decisional and emotional forgiveness (as…
Effects of Christian Reach forgiveness intervention to reduce aggressiveness in adolescents with conduct disorder
While there have been significant advances in the treatment of conduct disorder (CD), there is still a need to seek and develop therapeutic solutions that can overcome the poor long‐term prognosis. In this evidence‐based research, we evaluated the effect of immediate REACH Forgiveness training on the severity of aggressiveness among adolescents with CD. The purposive sample consisted of 32 Catholics aged 15–18 randomly placed in an experimental o…
Adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the gratitude/awe questionnaire (GrAw-7)
We conducted three studies to validate the Polish version of the GrAw-7. Our objectives are as follows: first, to explore the dimensional structure of the scale and to determine the internal consistency (study 1: N = 635); second, to verify the stability of the GraW-7 (study 2: N = 27); and third, to determine the validity of the GrAw-7 (study 3: N = 385). To explore the dimensional structure of the scale, we tested a one-factor model proposed by…
Emotional forgiveness and the Big Five personality traits among adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between emotional forgiveness (presence of positive emotions towards the offender and reduction of negative emotions towards the offender) and personality traits (agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience and extraversion) in the perspective of a longitudinal study among juveniles referred by family courts to a probation centre or youth educational centre. This in…
Anger toward God and well-being in Ukrainian war refugees
Experiencing war arouses feelings of injustice, which in turn can activate angry feelings towards God. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between anger towards God, faith maturity, interpersonal decisional forgiveness, psychological well-being and spiritual well-being among war refugees from Ukraine who arrived in Poland and Germany. Data from paper-and-pencil surveys were collected from 243 religious people aged 18–6…
Beyond HIV Shame
Guided by the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual approach, this randomized controlled trial assessed the efficacy of a self-forgiveness intervention among 60 HIV-positive individuals in Poland. Participants underwent a 90-min "Restore: The Journey Toward Self-Forgiveness" session, in contrast to a wait-list control group. The intervention significantly enhanced self-forgiveness, spirituality, mental well-being, and heart rate variability in response to a…
Beyond HIV shame
Research is developing regarding the beneficial association of spirituality with numerous health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH); however, little attention has been paid to the association of these variables with forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 648 PLWH from the United States aged 18-61 to test the mediating effects of forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status on the relationship of s…
The interplay of forgiveness by God and self-forgiveness
These findings highlight the potential value of incorporating spiritual dimensions into psychological approaches to stress management, offering insights into the complex relationships between different forms of forgiveness and their impact on mental health of religious individuals. Future research is encouraged to further explore these dynamics across diverse cultural and religious contexts
Psychology (37 works) · Social Psychology (32 works) · Clinical Psychology (23 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (18 works) · Forgiveness (17 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (17 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (13 works) · Medicine (13 works)