Relationship between Spiritual Practices and Psychological Well-Being among Hindus

Ruchi Singh Ruchi Singh

doi:10.25215/0301.086

Abstract

Spiritual people perform some spiritual practices for attaining psychological well-being, mental peace, and different types of healings and for many other purposes. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between spiritual practices and psychological well-being among Hindus. Spiritual practices positively affect psychological well-being. In the present study, Spiritual Practices Scale-Hindus (SPS-H) developed by Singh and Husain (2014) and Psychological Well-being Scale developed by Prakash and Bhogle (1995) were administered on 130 Hindus (89 male and 41 female). They were drawn from different temples situated in Aligarh and Agra districts of U.P. Data was analysed by using Pearson product moment correlation to examine the relationship between the scores obtained on the spiritual practices and psychological well-being scales. The Significant positive relationship was found between spiritual practices and psychological well-being among Hindus.

Highlights

Spiritual people perform some spiritual practices for attaining psychological well-being, mental peace, and different types of healings and for many other purposes
MEASURES In the present study two scales were used in order to collect the data from Hindu religious devotees about their spiritual practices they perform and psychological well-being they have
DATA ANALYSIS Pearson product moment correlation was used to examine the relationship between the obtained scores on Spiritual Practices Scale-Hindus (SPS-H) and on Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (PWB) among over all Hindus and gender wise

Summary

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the present study were as follows: 1. To examine the relationship between spiritual practices and psychological wellbeing among over all sample and gender-wise. 2. To examine the relationship between the dimensions of spiritual practices in relation to psychological well-being among over all sample and gender-wise. There will be significant relationships between spiritual practices and psychological well-being among over all sample and gender-wise. 2. There will be significant relationships between the dimensions of spiritual practices and psychological well-being among over all sample and gender-wise. METHODOLOGY PARTICIPANTS Participants for the present study were 204 Hindu religious devotees (127 Males and 77 Females) They were randomly selected from different temples situated in Aligarh and Agra districts of U.P. Mean and SD of the age of total and gender-wise participants were 34.40 and 13.66, male= 37.09 and 14.27 and, female= 30.00 and 11.35 respectively. MEASURES In the present study two scales were used in order to collect the data from Hindu religious devotees about their spiritual practices they perform and psychological well-being they have

Spiritual Practices Scale-Hindus

Psychological Well-Being Scale

Participants