Terry Lynn Gall
Biographic Data
| ID | 308900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Terry Lynn Gall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Terry Lynn |
| FAMILY NAME | Gall |
| SIGNATURE | GALL T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Paul University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2496-0105 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The role of forgiveness as a coping response to intimate partner stress
This study explores the interrelationship between forgiveness and general, spiritual, and interpersonal coping within the context of intimate partner stress. A total of 116 adults responded to an online survey on measures of forgiveness, general, spiritual and interpersonal coping, and well-being. Individuals who engage in forgiveness are more likely to take the perspective of their partner, positively reframe their stress, and turn to spiritual …
God Attachment
The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Women Coping with Early Motherhood
The role of relationship with God in couples’ adjustment to the threat of breast cancer
Spiritual Beliefs and Meaning-Making within the Context of Suicide Bereavement
This qualitative study explored the salience of spirituality in the lives of suicidally-bereaved individuals. Eleven bereaved individuals and four mental health workers were interviewed in depth on their subjective experience of suicide bereavement and on their experience of working with suicide bereavement, respectively. The suicide of a loved one had a significant impact on their spirituality. Bereaved individuals experienced difficulty reconci…
Working Through Existential Anxiety Toward Authenticity
All human beings experience life’s givens or the ultimate concerns of death, isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness. Whether there is awareness or not, these givens influence how individuals interact and relate to self, others, and the world. Failure to understand these existential concerns can lead an individual to behave inauthentically in relation to her core values. This article will illuminate the role of existential psychotherapy in reveal…
Spiritual Beliefs and Meaning-Making within the Context of Suicide Bereavement
This qualitative study explored the salience of spirituality in the lives of suicidally-bereaved individuals. Eleven bereaved individuals and four mental health workers were interviewed in depth on their subjective experience of suicide bereavement and on their experience of working with suicide bereavement, respectively. The suicide of a loved one had a significant impact on their spirituality. Bereaved individuals experienced difficulty reconci…
Assessing Reverence in Contexts
Deeply rooted in Western and Eastern civilization, reverence is a cardinal virtue that embraces meaning and purpose in life. It is also a self-transcending positive emotion, associated with specific worldviews that may determine the context in which an individual senses it. To date, few psychological studies have addressed this concept. To address the gap, we drew two different study samples to validate a contextualized Sense of Reverence scale (…
The Impact of Breast Cancer on the Mother–Daughter Relationship
This study focused on the impact of breast cancer on the mother−daughter bond and the role of spirituality in adjustment. Two mother−daughter dyads were interviewed about their experience of maternal breast cancer. Breast cancer triggered a fear of relational loss in both dyads, however each dyad evidenced a different pathway in adjustment. Analysis revealed themes of intrapersonal reactions (e.g., emotions) of mothers and daughters as individual…
Two Perspectives on the Needs of Individuals Bereaved by Suicide
To qualitatively explore the needs of suicidally bereaved individuals, researchers interviewed 11 suicide bereaved individuals and 4 mental health workers. Common themes of bereaved persons included the suicide grief experience, coping, interpersonal domain, struggle with meaning, self-reflection, and moving forward. Mental health workers emphasized the nature of the helping relationship, the need to emotionally process the grief, the centrality …
The Experience of Prayer With a Sacred Object Within the Context of Significant Life Stress
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of the subjective experience of prayer with a sacred object within the context of a significant life stressor. Ten individuals, men and women, from the Catholic faith participated in semistructured interviews. Interview transcripts were read thoroughly and descriptive meaning units were extracted and analyzed for common themes. In their narratives participants revealed three…
Spirituality and Religiousness
This study explored the viewpoints of 234 participants from various nationalities on the definition of spirituality and religiousness. Several universal themes emerged from the phenomenological analysis of participants' definitions. Spirituality was primarily viewed as an integral part of one's identity and the personal experience of the transcendent whether it is defined traditionally as God or a higher power, or in more secular terms as unity w…
Spirituality and the Current Adjustment of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
We explore the role of spirituality in the current adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). A sample of 101 men and women survivors of CSA completed questionnaires on spirituality (relationship with God or higher power), person factors (blame attributions, self-acceptance, hope), and current adjustment (mood, personal growth, resolution of the abuse). Results indicated that relationship with a benevolent God or higher power …
Understanding the Nature and Role of Spirituality in Relation to Coping and Health
The past several years have seen a virtual explosion of research in the area of religion, spirituality, coping, and health. Despite this inundation, most studies have remained at the descriptive level of analysis. It has only been within the past few years that more complex associations, pathways (i.e., mediation), and possible models concerning the influence of religion and/or spirituality on health have been investigated. One psychosocial model…
Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness
Relationship with God and the Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Survivors
Integrating Religious Resources Within a General Model of Stress and Coping
The Retirement Adjustment Process
The purpose of this prospective study was to (1) evaluate the impact of retirement, (2) monitor the change in adjustment across time, and (3) identify the resources predictive of short- and long-term adjustment in retirement. A sample of 117 male retirees was assessed on indices of physical and psychological health, perceived control, retirement satisfaction, and life satisfaction at 2-4 months preretirement, 1 year post-, and 6-7 years postretir…
The Retirement Adjustment Process
The purpose of this prospective study was to (1) evaluate the impact of retirement, (2) monitor the change in adjustment across time, and (3) identify the resources predictive of short- and long-term adjustment in retirement. A sample of 117 male retirees was assessed on indices of physical and psychological health, perceived control, retirement satisfaction, and life satisfaction at 2-4 months preretirement, 1 year post-, and 6-7 years postretir…
Spirituality and the Current Adjustment of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
We explore the role of spirituality in the current adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). A sample of 101 men and women survivors of CSA completed questionnaires on spirituality (relationship with God or higher power), person factors (blame attributions, self-acceptance, hope), and current adjustment (mood, personal growth, resolution of the abuse). Results indicated that relationship with a benevolent God or higher power …
Working Through Existential Anxiety Toward Authenticity
All human beings experience life’s givens or the ultimate concerns of death, isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness. Whether there is awareness or not, these givens influence how individuals interact and relate to self, others, and the world. Failure to understand these existential concerns can lead an individual to behave inauthentically in relation to her core values. This article will illuminate the role of existential psychotherapy in reveal…
Two Perspectives on the Needs of Individuals Bereaved by Suicide
To qualitatively explore the needs of suicidally bereaved individuals, researchers interviewed 11 suicide bereaved individuals and 4 mental health workers. Common themes of bereaved persons included the suicide grief experience, coping, interpersonal domain, struggle with meaning, self-reflection, and moving forward. Mental health workers emphasized the nature of the helping relationship, the need to emotionally process the grief, the centrality …
Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness
Assessing Reverence in Contexts
Deeply rooted in Western and Eastern civilization, reverence is a cardinal virtue that embraces meaning and purpose in life. It is also a self-transcending positive emotion, associated with specific worldviews that may determine the context in which an individual senses it. To date, few psychological studies have addressed this concept. To address the gap, we drew two different study samples to validate a contextualized Sense of Reverence scale (…
The Retirement Adjustment Process
The purpose of this prospective study was to (1) evaluate the impact of retirement, (2) monitor the change in adjustment across time, and (3) identify the resources predictive of short- and long-term adjustment in retirement. A sample of 117 male retirees was assessed on indices of physical and psychological health, perceived control, retirement satisfaction, and life satisfaction at 2-4 months preretirement, 1 year post-, and 6-7 years postretir…
Integrating Religious Resources Within a General Model of Stress and Coping
Relationship with God and the Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Survivors
Understanding the Nature and Role of Spirituality in Relation to Coping and Health
The past several years have seen a virtual explosion of research in the area of religion, spirituality, coping, and health. Despite this inundation, most studies have remained at the descriptive level of analysis. It has only been within the past few years that more complex associations, pathways (i.e., mediation), and possible models concerning the influence of religion and/or spirituality on health have been investigated. One psychosocial model…
Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness
Spirituality and the Current Adjustment of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
We explore the role of spirituality in the current adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). A sample of 101 men and women survivors of CSA completed questionnaires on spirituality (relationship with God or higher power), person factors (blame attributions, self-acceptance, hope), and current adjustment (mood, personal growth, resolution of the abuse). Results indicated that relationship with a benevolent God or higher power …
The Experience of Prayer With a Sacred Object Within the Context of Significant Life Stress
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of the subjective experience of prayer with a sacred object within the context of a significant life stressor. Ten individuals, men and women, from the Catholic faith participated in semistructured interviews. Interview transcripts were read thoroughly and descriptive meaning units were extracted and analyzed for common themes. In their narratives participants revealed three…
Spirituality and Religiousness
This study explored the viewpoints of 234 participants from various nationalities on the definition of spirituality and religiousness. Several universal themes emerged from the phenomenological analysis of participants' definitions. Spirituality was primarily viewed as an integral part of one's identity and the personal experience of the transcendent whether it is defined traditionally as God or a higher power, or in more secular terms as unity w…
Two Perspectives on the Needs of Individuals Bereaved by Suicide
To qualitatively explore the needs of suicidally bereaved individuals, researchers interviewed 11 suicide bereaved individuals and 4 mental health workers. Common themes of bereaved persons included the suicide grief experience, coping, interpersonal domain, struggle with meaning, self-reflection, and moving forward. Mental health workers emphasized the nature of the helping relationship, the need to emotionally process the grief, the centrality …
The Impact of Breast Cancer on the Mother–Daughter Relationship
This study focused on the impact of breast cancer on the mother−daughter bond and the role of spirituality in adjustment. Two mother−daughter dyads were interviewed about their experience of maternal breast cancer. Breast cancer triggered a fear of relational loss in both dyads, however each dyad evidenced a different pathway in adjustment. Analysis revealed themes of intrapersonal reactions (e.g., emotions) of mothers and daughters as individual…
Spiritual Beliefs and Meaning-Making within the Context of Suicide Bereavement
This qualitative study explored the salience of spirituality in the lives of suicidally-bereaved individuals. Eleven bereaved individuals and four mental health workers were interviewed in depth on their subjective experience of suicide bereavement and on their experience of working with suicide bereavement, respectively. The suicide of a loved one had a significant impact on their spirituality. Bereaved individuals experienced difficulty reconci…
Assessing Reverence in Contexts
Deeply rooted in Western and Eastern civilization, reverence is a cardinal virtue that embraces meaning and purpose in life. It is also a self-transcending positive emotion, associated with specific worldviews that may determine the context in which an individual senses it. To date, few psychological studies have addressed this concept. To address the gap, we drew two different study samples to validate a contextualized Sense of Reverence scale (…
Spiritual Beliefs and Meaning-Making within the Context of Suicide Bereavement
This qualitative study explored the salience of spirituality in the lives of suicidally-bereaved individuals. Eleven bereaved individuals and four mental health workers were interviewed in depth on their subjective experience of suicide bereavement and on their experience of working with suicide bereavement, respectively. The suicide of a loved one had a significant impact on their spirituality. Bereaved individuals experienced difficulty reconci…
Working Through Existential Anxiety Toward Authenticity
All human beings experience life’s givens or the ultimate concerns of death, isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness. Whether there is awareness or not, these givens influence how individuals interact and relate to self, others, and the world. Failure to understand these existential concerns can lead an individual to behave inauthentically in relation to her core values. This article will illuminate the role of existential psychotherapy in reveal…
The role of relationship with God in couples’ adjustment to the threat of breast cancer
The role of forgiveness as a coping response to intimate partner stress
This study explores the interrelationship between forgiveness and general, spiritual, and interpersonal coping within the context of intimate partner stress. A total of 116 adults responded to an online survey on measures of forgiveness, general, spiritual and interpersonal coping, and well-being. Individuals who engage in forgiveness are more likely to take the perspective of their partner, positively reframe their stress, and turn to spiritual …
God Attachment
The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Women Coping with Early Motherhood
Psychology (18 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (12 works) · Psychotherapist (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Spirituality (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Cancer (5 works)