Role Of Spirituality Research Articles

Meaning Making in a Retirement Migrant Community: Religion, Spirituality, and Social Practices of Daily Lives.

Meaning in life has also been seen as crucial to well-being, and especially, in later life. This study focused on the social complexity of meaning making processes and the role of religion and spirituality in them, by finding out the following: (1) How are meaning-making practices connected with religion and spirituality for Finnish retirement migrants of the boomer generation? (2) What does the role of religion and spirituality in meaning-making practices teach us about the relationship between individual and social aspects of meaning making? This was done by examining a particular group of older persons: Finnish retirement migrants aged 60 or over in Costa del Sol, Spain. The material for this study consists of 58 texts (written correspondence, dataset 1, year 2009), 10 semi-structured interviews (dataset 2, year 2011), and 30 completed online surveys with open-ended questions (dataset 3, year 2019). Key findings include that religion and spirituality are present in the lives of our informants in a variety of ways, playing a significant role in their meaning making, and that they appear as intertwined and not so easy to separate. A variety of religious and non-religious forms of spirituality exist in this population, and all of these forms can be relevant factors in meaning making. Also, the engagement in meaning making, contrary to what has been suggested in some of the literature about meaning in later life, not only occurs in response to confrontations with health issues, death, or other major life events. Instead, we found that meaning making occurs as a process that is often inherent to daily activities which may seem “trivial,” but in fact turn out to be important sources of purpose, values, and connectedness. Contrary to the dominant modern ideal of the authentic, self-sufficient human agent, which is based on a problematically atomistic and individualistic anthropology, for our respondents, their authentic subject position is embedded in the social practices of their daily lives, which nourish their individual spirituality and are vital to making meaning.

Workplace Spirituality as a Predictor of Organizational Commitment Among IT Employees

The need for exploring and imbibing new management concepts in the workplace is always on the rise. Organizations spend huge financial resources to find out new and efficient ways to manage their workforce. The present study seeks to understand the role of workplace spirituality in determining organizational commitment among IT employees in India. A quantitative approach is adopted by using the Workplace spirituality scale by Petchsawang and Duchon (2009) and Organizational commitment scale by Allen and Meyer (1990). Data collection is then followed up by correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicate a strong positive correlation between the two variables. Furthermore, workplace spirituality is also established as a significant predictor of organizational commitment. The findings of the research enumerate on how the increase of workplace spirituality can increase the rate of organizational commitment among a workforce. Future research in this field, can be a segue for more co relational studies in relation to workplace spirituality and strengthen the idea and its usage in the business environment. It can lead to top managements leading a very reliable and efficient workforce. A workforce that is not only motivated but also dedicated to subscribe and own the values of the organization.

The Development of Forgiveness and Other-Focused Love

This article explores the development of forgiveness and other-focused love and examines the role of spirituality in the relationship between forgiveness and love: (a) Do forgiveness and love develop together? (b) Does love or forgiveness predict the other at a later time? (c) Does one’s spirituality moderate the relationship between forgiveness and love? A total of 47 participants from a large Christian university in Central Virginia filled out measures of compassionate love, forgiveness, and dedication to God at Time 1 (T1) and measures of love and forgiveness after 4 weeks at Time 2 (T2). Findings showed that those who gained the most in forgiveness began low in both forgiveness and love. While love at T1 did not predict forgiveness at T1 or T2, forgiveness at T1 positively predicted love at T2 ( r = .36, p < .05), indicating that forgiveness temporally preceded love. However, the relationship between the two no longer existed after controlling for love at T1. The participants’ dedication to God at T1 did not moderate the relationship between forgiveness and love but further explained love at T2. It may be worthwhile to examine the effect of forgiveness interventions on increasing other-focused love.

Diseminasi Moderasi Beragama Melalui Pendidikan Agama Islam pada Ekstrakurikuler Sie Kerohanian Islam (ROHIS) di SMAN 1 Kertosono Kabupaten Nganjuk

In some areas it has been found that Islamic spiritual organizations have been contaminated by radical ideas that oppose state ideology. Not infrequently some of the material delivered through political orientation to attitudes towards religious organizations or other religions. Islamic Spirituality (ROHIS) is a strategic organization to instill and foster the values ​​of moderation. The Islamic spirituality (ROHIS) activity at SMAN 1 Kertosono has contents that become certain characteristics of religious character. ROHIS activities at SMAN 1 Kertosono are related to the content of studying religion, namely developing noble character, and also developing students' religious knowledge more deeply. Dissemination of religious moderation can be viewed in terms of the material presented, several things can shape students' religious moderation attitudes, including; manners, morals and mutual respect for each other.
 The objectives of this study are, first, to describe the role of extracurricular Islamic spirituality (ROHIS) at SMAN 1 Kertosono. Second, describe the formation of religious character through ROHIS at SMAN 1 Kertosono. Third, actualizing religious moderation through Islamic Religious Education (PAI) in Islamic spirituality extracurricular (ROHIS) at SMAN 1 Kertosono.
 This research uses qualitative research with case study type, data collection methods used are observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques in this study are data collection, data reduction, data presentation, conclusion and verification. Checking the validity of the data using credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability.
 The conclusion from the results of this study is that first, the role of ROHIS extracurricular activities at SMAN 1 Kertosono can shape the religious character of students through several activities. Namely, ramadhon cottage activities, tahfidz activities, routine studies and congregational prayer activities. Second, the character building of ROHIS extracurricular activities at SMAN 1 Kertosono also emphasizes tolerant and moderate Islam. Where students when they have received lessons from ROHIS extracurriculars through Islamic religious education teachers (PAI), then students are more confident and able to practice the teachings of Islam. Third, the actualization of religious moderation shows that the management of ROHIS SMAN 1 Kertosono has a passive tolerance category. The indicator that is fulfilled is that the ROHIS SMAN 1 Kertosono management accepts and respects the differences shown by various moderate attitudes towards followers of other religions.

Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-Being of International Students: The Mediating Effects of Resiliency and Spirituality

Abstract: International students are a significant resource for many host countries because they increase cultural diversity within the community, offer talent and innovation to universities, and make notable economic contributions. Many studies, however, have shown that international students have lower psychological well-being. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between psychological well-being as a dependent variable and perceived social support as an independent variable, and test the mediating roles of resiliency and spirituality in the link between perceived social support and psychological well-being. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sampling method. A total of 300 Chinese international students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in this study and completed four questionnaires, namely the Perceived Social Support scale, Psychological Well-being scale, the Spiritual Values scale, and Connor-Davidson Resilience scale. The results from PLS-SEM showed that greater levels of social support are associated with greater levels of psychological well-being. Resiliency and spirituality partially mediated the relationship between social support and psychological well-being. The findings of this study not only revealed an association between perceived social support and psychological well-being among Chinese international students in Malaysia but also expanded our knowledge of the mediating roles of resilience and spirituality in the relationship.
 
 Keywords: International students, Perceived social support, Psychological well-being, Resiliency, Spirituality.

Spirituality, entrepreneurship ad social change

Spirituality, Entrepreneurship and Social Change Rethinking Entrepreneurial Leadership for Compassionate Change Presenter: Elena P. Antonacopoulou; GNOSIS INSTITUTE Presenter: Regina F. Bento; U. of Baltimore Organizations with a Buddhist Ethos – A Path to Sustainability? Presenter: Sashika Abeydeera; U. of Colombo Presenter: Kate N. Kearins; Auckland U. of Technology Presenter: Helen Tregidga; AUT U. How Do Spiritual Values Inform Entrepreneurial Action? Presenter: Srinath Dissanayake; U. of Waikato Presenter: Jenny Gibb; U. of Waikato The Role of Entrepreneurship and Spirituality in the Provision of Elective Social Enterprise Courses Presenter: Cherry Cheung; London South Bank U. Presenter: Caleb C Y. Kwong; U. of Essex Business School Presenter: Sujun Fieldhouse; Southend-On-Sea Borough Council Yoga Sutras and Spiritual Entrepreneurship Presenter: Anil K. Maheshwari; Maharishi U. of Management Harnessing Andean Spirituality to Improve Entrepreneurship Outcomes Presenter: Tamara Stenn; Landmark College

Happiology in community festivals: a case of Filipino repeat local participants

ABSTRACT Happiness, a construct widely studied since ancient times, has permeated the field of tourism studies for its capacity to promote well-being and satisfaction among tourists. However, in a festival context, studies on happiness remain a research imperative to date. This phenomenological inquiry seeks to elucidate the ontology of festival happiness among a select group of Filipino repeat participants in three major community festivals in the Philippines. Twenty-one (n=21) purposively selected participants were involved and subjected to a semi-structured interview. Field texts were analyzed via primary and secondary coding analyses and through constant comparison of data, the Cone of Repeat Participants Festival Happiness consisting of distinct views of festival happiness as rootedness and responsibility has emerged in this qualitative study. Notably, the notion of festival happiness as rootedness emphasizes the role of aesthetics, spirituality, and nostalgia as these evoke pleasant emotions such as pride, appreciation, and devotion among festival participants. While the second notion, named festival happiness as responsibility, underscores that participation, growing with the festival, and contributing to its success may form happy, empathic, resilient, and altruistic festival participants. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in this paper.

Publication trends focused on palliative and end-of-life care for gynecologic malignancies

<h3>Objectives:</h3> Objective: To determine the frequency and contents of publications focused on palliative or end-of-life care for gynecologic malignancies across four major journals for the past 30 years. <h3>Methods:</h3> Methods: We conducted a bibliometric study in Web of Science of four major journals in our discipline: <i>Gynecologic Oncology, AJOG, BJOG,</i> and <i>Obstetrics & Gynecology.</i> We included original research, systematic reviews, and case series with at least 10 patients, published between January 1990 and December 2019. Publication title, abstract, year, and authors were extracted from Web of Science. After citation extraction, titles and abstracts were searched for keywords to identify articles addressing palliative care in gynecologic malignancies and then further classified into publication topics. Publications could contain more than one topic. Descriptive statistics were generated. <h3>Results:</h3> Results: Of the 35,370 articles available, 0.36% (n=127) were related to palliative care; of these, 94.5% (n=120) were published in <i>Gynecologic Oncology.</i> The frequency of publications increased over time (Figure 1A); 32% (n=41) appeared from 1990 to 2009 while 68% (n=86) appeared from 2010 to 2019. By disease site (Figure 1A), palliative care publications most commonly addressed ovarian cancers (n=44, 35%) or all gynecologic malignancies (n=43, 34%); cervical, uterine, and vulvar malignancies were less commonly discussed. The most frequent topics (Figure 1B) were the impact of gynecologic malignancies or their treatments on health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL; 53%, n=67). Symptom management following surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation was the focus of 32% (n=41) of publications. 31% (n=39) examined the role of psychologic factors (depression, anxiety, and/or coping skills) in the well-being of women with gynecologic malignancies. 19% (n=24) analyzed the impact of malignancy or its treatment on sexual function. 16% (n=20) of publications explored the process of decision-making, advanced care planning, and/or referral to palliative or supportive care services for women with gynecologic malignancies. 10% (n=13) of publications discussed the role of palliative radiation or surgery. Topics that were infrequently explored included exercise, nutrition, or body weight (6%, n=8), resource utilization or cost in end-of-life care (4%, n=5), the role of religion or spirituality (3%, n=4), disparities in palliative or end-of-life care (2%, n=2), education in palliative or end-of-life care for fellows or residents (2%, n=2), and the role of the caregiver (2%, n=2). <h3>Conclusions:</h3> Conclusions: While the frequency is increasing over time, publications on palliative or end-of-life care rarely appear in journals commonly reviewed by those treating gynecologic cancers. Given that multiple randomized trials have demonstrated the importance of palliative care in oncology, this remains an unmet and critical need for the gynecologic cancer specialist and their patients.

The Effect of Secure Leadership on the Workplace Happiness with the Mediating Role of Spirituality in the Workplace

The Effect of Secure Leadership on the Workplace Happiness with the Mediating Role of Spirituality in the Workplace

Relationship between Aggression and Individual Resilience with the Mediating Role of Spirituality in Students

Introduction: The importance of spirituality and spiritual growth in humans has been increasingly sought after by psychologists and mental health professionals over the last few decades. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between aggression and resilience with the mediating role of spirituality in students using the method of structural equations. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive - analytic study using structural equation method. The statistical population consisted of all students studying at the Associate and Bachelor level of Ilam University of Applied Sciences in the academic year of 2017-2018. Participants in the study were 200 people who were stratified by random sampling. Data collection tools were demographic characteristics, Buss and Perry aggression, spirituality assessment, resiliency of Connor and Davidson. Data were analyzed using path analysis and structural equations using PLS software. Results: Among the 200 participants, 182 (91%) completed the questionnaires. There was a significant and positive correlation between spirituality and resilience (r =154% r= 03%). Also, there was a negative and non-significant relationship between aggression with resiliency (r = - 122% p = 10). In addition, there was no significant correlation between the amount of aggression and spirituality (r =% 05, p = 0.94). Based on the results of this research, the model of spirituality and aggression can predict about 20% of the variations in the degree of resilience in students. Accordingly, the results of structural equations of spirituality reduce aggression and thus increase the amount of resilience (r = -0.102). Conclusion: The results of this study showed the effect of spirituality on increasing the level of resilience, also it was showed that spirituality has a positive mediator role between aggression and resiliency.

Spirituality and ethical treatment of customers and employees by devout Thai women small business owners

AbstractThe role of spirituality in management is of growing interest, not least because it is closely related to business ethics, and, thus, how businesses treat customers and employees. The topic, however, still needs some conceptual development, as well as empirical research, especially outside Western, Christian contexts. This qualitative research examines spirituality among women small business owners in Thailand. These women follow Kuan Im bodhisattva, a Buddhist role model teaching compassion and morality. In Jackson's terminology, this is an example of an Eastern, practice‐oriented approach to ethics rather than (in his view) the somewhat theoretical wisdom‐oriented approach common in the West. The nature of their spirituality and their treatment of customers and employees maps strongly to a servant leadership style. Servant leadership has occasionally been proposed as the style most closely associated with spirituality. In this context, it seems to be thoroughly intertwined, and highly concerned with ethical treatment of others.

Islamic school leadership: advancing a framework for critical spirituality

The purpose of this study was to better understand how an Islamic school leader’s critical spirituality informed and shaped leadership practice. This qualitative case study explored the role of critical spirituality as it relates to social justice, gender justice, and pluralism in a progressive American Islamic school. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews, documents, and school site observations. Findings identified three components of critical spirituality essential to her work as a school leader; specifically, critical consciousness; critical resistance; and critical love. The paper contributes to the literature on school leadership and critical spirituality through its introduction of an empirically based critical spirituality in leadership framework.

Do Spirituality, Rurality, and LGBTQ Support Increase Outness and Quality of Health in Gay and Bisexual Men?

ABSTRACT Although the existing research suggests that spirituality may positively affect health outcomes for gay and bisexual men, it is unclear to what extent it improves the quality of health over and above sociodemographic factors. Furthermore, there remains conflicting evidence regarding the role of residential location on levels of outness for gay and bisexual men. To that end, the present study used hierarchical linear regression analyses to examine the role of spirituality, rurality, and LGBTQ connectedness in outness and quality of health. The sample comprised 2,202 self-identified gay and bisexual men aged 18 and older who responded to the Social Justice Sexuality Project survey; participants represented all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The results indicate that whereas spirituality was positively associated with a greater quality of life, there was no significant difference in outness between rural versus nonrural participants. Moreover, bisexual men endorsed significantly lower levels of outness compared to their gay counterparts. Implications for future research regarding the role of spirituality and rurality in sexual minority health are discussed.

Spirituality to organizational citizenship behavior from Islamic perspective: mediating role of spirituality at work and organizational commitment

Purpose This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of Islamic spirituality on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) Islamic perspective (OCBIP), identifying the role of spiritual and marketing strategy at work and organizational commitment to mediate the effect of Islamic spirituality on OCBIP. Design/methodology/approach The research population is all employees of Sidoarjo BRI Syari'ah Branch Office. Total sample involves 130 fulltime employees. Proportional random sampling technique is a selected technique. Data is collected directly from respondents. The analysis used in this study uses Partial Least Square. Findings The research results show that Islamic spirituality has no direct effect on OCBIP. Spiritual at work mediates the effect of Islamic spirituality on OCBIP; organizational commitment mediates the effect of Islamic spirituality on OCBIP. Originality/value The OCBIP variable is used as the originality in this study. Another finding in this research is the marketing strategy of sharia-based companies. There has not been a comprehensive examination of the influence of Islamic spirituality and marketing strategies on OCB with spirituality at work and organizational commitment as a mediating variable. This Islamic perspective is very important considering the majority of Indonesian citizens are Muslims.

Australian perspectives on spiritual care training in healthcare: A Delphi study.

The aim was to to establish core components of spiritual care training for healthcare professionals in Australia. This study used the Delphi technique to undertake a consensus exercise with spiritual care experts in the field of healthcare. Participant opinion was sought on (i) the most important components of spiritual care training; (ii) preferred teaching methods; (iii) clinical scenarios to address in spiritual care training; and (iv) current spiritual assessment and referral procedures. Of the 107 participants who responded in the first round, 67 (62.6%) were female, 55 (51.4%) worked in pastoral care, and 84 (78.5%) selected Christian as their religious affiliation. The most highly ranked components of spiritual care training were "relationship between health and spirituality," followed by "definitions of spirituality and spiritual care." Consensus was not achieved on the item "comparative religions study/alternative spiritual beliefs." Preferred teaching methods include case studies, group discussion, role-plays and/or simulated learning, videos of personal stories, and self-directed learning. The most highly ranked clinical scenario to be addressed in spiritual care training was "screening for spiritual concerns for any patient or resident." When asked who should conduct an initial spiritual review with patients, consensus was achieved regarding all members of the healthcare team, with most nominating a chaplain or "whoever the patient feels comfortable with." It was considered important for spiritual care training to address one's own spirituality and self-care. Consensus was not achieved on which spiritual care assessment tools to incorporate in training. This Delphi study revealed that spiritual care training for Australian healthcare professionals should emphasize the understanding of the role of spirituality and spiritual care in healthcare, include a range of delivery methods, and focus upon the incorporation of spiritual screening. Further work is required to identify how spiritual care screening should be conducted within an Australian healthcare setting.

A path analysis of home meditation practice and mental health status: The role of spirituality and nonduality

A path analysis of home meditation practice and mental health status: The role of spirituality and nonduality

The role of spirituality in symptom experiences among adults with cancer.

Adults with cancer experience symptoms such as pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbance, which can impede quality of life. Research suggests that addressing spirituality may be one route to support holistic symptom management. The purpose of this study is to explore how spirituality relates to common cancer-related symptoms (including severity, distress, and interference) among a sample of adults with cancer. This is a secondary analysis of data from N = 200 solid tumor cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Symptom experiences were assessed with a modified version of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale and the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Interference Subscale. Spirituality was assessed using a subset of items from the Fox Simple Quality of Life Scale. A series of ordinal and linear regressions were used to examine the relationship between spirituality and symptom severity, symptom-related distress, and symptom interference across four cancer-related symptoms (pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbance). Higher spirituality trended toward an association with lower pain severity, although results were not significant (p < .058). Higher spirituality was significantly associated with lower severity of fatigue (p < .003), depression (p < .006), and sleep disturbance (p < .004). Spirituality was not significantly associated with any of the four symptom-related distress outcomes. Higher spirituality was significantly associated with lower overall symptom interference (p < .004). This study highlights the role of spirituality in the experience of cancer-related symptoms. Additional research is needed among more diverse samples of people with cancer. This foundational work could lead to the development of symptom management interventions that incorporate aspects of spirituality.

Organizational Citizenship Behavior Islamic Perspective (OCBIP) pada Organisasi Tidak Berbasis Islam

Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is a behavior performed by an individual or employee voluntarily helping each other without expecting an award or reward from the organization or company. This study aims to investigate the role of spirituality in the workplace and job characteristics on job satisfaction and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCBIP), especially in organizations that are not affiliated with Islam. The sample of this research is 122 respondents of BLU UPTD Trans Semarang employees and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicate that in an organizational environment that is not based on Islam,, spirituality in the workplace and job characteristics have a positive effect on job satisfaction and OCBIP.

Implikasi Faktor Pertumbuhan Rohani Keluarga Kristen Berdasarkan Efesus 5:22-6:4 Bagi Pembinaan Keluarga di Gereja

The implications of the spiritual growth factors for Christian families based on Ephesians 5: 22-6: 4 for family formation in the church. This writing uses a hermeneutic literature study to analyze the text of Ephesians 5: 22-6: 4. The author also includes a qualitative descriptive analysis, in order to describe the discussion related to the Christian family to find implications for the formation of the Christian family in the church. From the results of the research, the author's interview with 5 young family members, the wives obey the authority of the husband as the head of the family as many as 4 participants, the husband in loving his wife by providing services to the welfare of the wife both physically and spiritually there are 4 participants, the children describe the role His obedience, namely depending on the attitude of the two parents, there are 3 participants and the parents (husband and wife) carry out their role in educating children by being spiritual role models through attitudes and actions, there are 3 participants. As an implication for family formation in the church, namely, the wife in her role of submission and respect to the husband, as the husband has the role of head and loves the wife, as children have an attitude of obedience and respect to both parents and as parents (husband and wife) has the role of not arousing children's anger and educating children in God's teachings.

Spirituality and entrepreneurship: integration of spiritual beliefs in an entrepreneurial journey

Purpose The role of spirituality in entrepreneurship is a new area of inquiry that has emerged from different scholarly fields. There is no specific way to study spirituality as it rather depends on the context and influence of religious beliefs. This paper aims to study the integration of spirituality in the entrepreneurial journeys of individual entrepreneurs in Pakistan. Thereby focusing on the factors that set reassurance for entrepreneurs to practice their spiritual beliefs in an emerging market context. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative research approach and data from entrepreneurs in different businesses, this study examines how entrepreneurs reach the point where they are willing to run their businesses based on their spiritual beliefs. The data analysis technique used to study the entrepreneurs is the Gioia method of analysis, which enables key themes to emerge. Findings This study finds that the process through which Pakistani entrepreneurs run their businesses based on spiritual beliefs within their mission and goals can be considered as discerning spiritual beliefs, affirmation of spiritual beliefs and materializing beliefs into action. Each of these spiritual beliefs has been accumulated through lifelong learning and experience in which trust in business relationships is highlighted. Social implications The insights of this study can be applied to different entrepreneurial ventures to create a framework of entrepreneurial businesses that incorporate spirituality within their mission and vision statements. It can then be used to design education and training activities for other spiritual entrepreneurs to enable further entrepreneurial development in different communities. Originality/value Spirituality can alter the entrepreneurial nature of a business. This means that entrepreneurs who possess high spiritual beliefs can incorporate their spirituality within specific business functions to enable a more positive outcome. This study stands as the first in Pakistan to consider the ways entrepreneurs incorporate their spiritual beliefs in their entrepreneurial journey.