Few studies have examined the spiritual environment of parents of children receiving palliative care in Southern European countries

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Sourced from the future work and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 12 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Faith Matters: The Religious Lives of Christian Parents Raising Children with Disabilities in the USA (2026) · Journal of Religion and Health · doi

  Additional research is needed on the religious lives of parents raising children with disabilities. Longitudinal studies could examine how religious faith evolves over time as families move through different stages of their child’s development, includ- ing major transitions such as initial diagnosis, school entry, adolescence, and school exit. Such research could explore whether faith tends to grow, plateau, or decline during periods of stress. Future studies should also more intentionally attend to the perspectives of fathers. Prior research points to some gender differences in religios- ity (e.g., Parker et al., 2011), yet the voices of fathers are underrepresented in this literature (e.g., Olson et  al., 2002). Expanding the sample to better capture pater- nal perspectives would offer a fuller understanding of faith within these families. In addition, studies that include families from non-Christian traditions are needed (e.g., Othman et  al., 2022). Such comparative work could identify distinctive resources, practices, and challenges within various faith traditions.

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  Keywords: faith families needed religious school perspectives fathers within traditions additional lives parents raising children disabilities
• Model Rekonstruksi Peran Keluarga dalam Pembentukkan Karakter Religius Remaja di Era Digital (2026) · Reslaj: Religion Education Social Laa Roiba Journal · doi

  There is a need for a model that reconstructs the family's role in shaping the religious character of adolescents in the digital era. Existing research has highlighted the significance of parental involvement in the religious development of adolescents, but there is a gap in understanding how parents can effectively shape the religious character of their adolescents.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need model reconstructs family role shaping religious
• Exploring spirituality, religion and life philosophy among parents of children receiving palliative care: a qualitative study (2024) · BMC Palliative Care · cited 12× · doi

  BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the spiritual environment of parents of children receiving palliative care in Southern European countries, which are mostly characterized by secularization (or the abandonment of traditional religiosity) and an increase of cultural and religious diversities resulting in a much broader spectrum of spiritual and religious beliefs.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: spiritual religious background examined environment parents children receiving palliative care southern european countries mostly characterized

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