Future Research

Future research should include empirical evaluation and development of an adapted DBT Christian spirituality model for emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and mindfulness; specifically, a foundational incorporation of Christian meditative practices rooted in God’s word for believers and reliance on His radical acceptance and restorative healing rather than incorporating components of Zen Buddhism into their treatment plan that may open up the door for familiar spirits and perpetuate an unconfessed self-centered lifestyle (Newman & Waldman, 2010; Reiner, 2014).

According to Kim-van-Daalen and Johnson (2013) emotion maturation in the context of the Christian faith first involves God pulling believers out of themselves and on their ultimate concern for their own feelings and desires and centering and grounding their souls upon God and His word. Second, further emotional maturation involves inward deepening: learning how to listen to, manage and work with one’s heart and experiencing one’s emotions in ways that promote authenticity, emotion regulation, impulse control, and healing of dysfunction (Kim-van-Daalen & Johnson).

Furthermore, the research suggests, Christians who remain in a self-focused emotional state will ultimately experience a warped and truncated soul, with the less-than-perfect parts out of awareness, which may result in an unconfessed self-centered lifestyle that inhibits growth, makes them rigid in their ethics and relationships, and leaves them potentially stuck in a false and empty performance (Kim-van-Daalen & Johnson, 2013).


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