A Study on Spirituality among Private Employees and its Impact on their Life Satisfaction

Abstract

Spirituality owes its origin to the Latin words of “Spirare” and “Spiritus”, both referring to breathing which indicates living. Hence, spirit denotes some energy which forms the base for living. Recognising the importance of spirituality at workplace, this descriptive research has made an attempt to assess the level of spirituality among 120 employees of private concerns in Puducherry by administering a structured questionnaire through online. Results of the study reveals that employees of private firms in Puducherry have a slightly above average affiliation towards spirituality in their personal life while they have indicated the use of spirituality in their professional life to an average extent. There are not much difference in the number of employees practicing rationalism or spirituality. The employees surveyed have reasonably good level of satisfaction with their life and in getting what they have aspired for but they have average level of satisfaction towards their life adhering to their ideals. The study has also revealed that spirituality exerts a significant positive impact on life satisfaction suggesting the importance of spirituality among employees to accomplish better life satisfaction.