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. 2025 Aug 7.
doi: 10.1007/s11126-025-10201-2. Online ahead of print.

Exploring Family Dynamics and Spiritual Well-being Through the Lens of Family Systems Theory

A Berke Körün  1 , Seydi Ahmet Satıcı  2
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Exploring Family Dynamics and Spiritual Well-being Through the Lens of Family Systems Theory

A Berke Körün et al. Psychiatr Q. .

Abstract

Families play a fundamental role in an individual's emotional development and overall psychological well-being. Grounded in Family Systems Theory, this study investigates the relationship between family boundaries and spiritual well-being, specifically examining the mediating roles of family adaptability, belongingness, and cohesion. Using structural equation modeling, data from 847 participants (M = 24.25, SD = 4.96) were analyzed. Results indicated that family adaptability, belongingness, and cohesion fully mediated the association between family boundaries and spiritual well-being. No direct effect of family boundaries on spiritual well-being was found. These findings contribute to family systems theory by demonstrating that spiritual well-being is shaped not by isolated family processes but through the collective functioning of adaptability, belongingess and cohesion.

Keywords: Family adaptability; Family belongingness; Family boundaries; Family cohesion; Spiritual well-being.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethical Approval: This research was ethically approved by Yıldız Technical University Institute of Social Sciences Ethics Committee with document number 20240903278. Consent to Participate: Informed consent was obtained from all the individual participants that were included in the study. Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest exists for this manuscript for any of the authors.

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