Spiritual Level Research Articles

Cognitive control as a potential neural mechanism of protective role of spirituality in anxiety disorders among American Indian people: An ERP study

Research suggests that traditional cultural factors are protective against mental health conditions in American Indian (AI) populations. This study aims to determine if cognitive control is a neurocognitive mechanism of the protective role of spirituality in AI people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Participants self-identified as AI (n = 52) and included individuals with GAD (n = 16) and without GAD (n = 36). Electroencephalography was collected during a stop-signal task to probe cognitive control using the P3 event-related potential. Higher levels of spirituality attenuated the processing efficiency disruption among individuals with GAD as indicated by P3 amplitudes closer to that of individuals without GAD.

Religion and Spirituality among Child and Youth Care Workers in KwaZulu-Natal

There has been little empirical research on the salience of spirituality in a child and youth care context. In order to bridge this scholarly gap, this study sought to investigate the views of child and youth care practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal, with regard to the role of religion and spirituality in child and youth care. A cross-sectional survey design was used to gather data from 215 practitioners working in various child and youth care settings. The study found high levels of personal religiosity and spirituality among the sample and significant support for the role of religion and spirituality and the use of spiritually based interventions, despite little educational preparedness in this regard.

Impact of Stress and Personality on Moral Cognition

With the development of society and the progress of science and technology, people's living standard is getting higher and higher. As people become richer in material life, their pursuit of the spiritual level is even greater. When there is material and spiritual inequality, people experience stress, which increases as the two dimensions of life become more and more unbalanced. Some people will suffer from mental illness such as depression, which will seriously affect their normal life and cognition, and even prompt them to make unethical decisions. Therefore, this article will study how stress and personality affect moral cognition. Through previous experiments can be analyzed, stress and personality have different degrees of influence on moral cognition. Of course, previous experiments also have shortcomings, and future studies can be more rigorous in terms of control variables. To conclude, by reviewing previous research, this study provides suggestions for individuals to reduce stress and avoid antisocial personalities.

Implementation of Worship and Religious Preservation Obligations in Inpatients at YARSI Hospital

According to WHO, healthy involves a state of complete well-being which includes four dimensions: physical, mental, social and spiritual. A person's level of spirituality can affect his quality of life. In relation to the healing process, spirituality can be explained by holistic concepts and services in nursing. YARSI Hospital itself has conducted an assessment of the spiritual aspect among other Islamic hospitals entitled "Spiritual Friendly" or can be mentioned with its motto that preserves religion (hifdz Addin), such as the obligation of worship and religious preservations obligations. This study aims to find out an overview of the implementation of spiritual aspects in inpatients at YARSI Hospital and its review in Islam. This study used analytical survey research with a cross-sectional research design. The sample was established using purposive sampling technique. The population of this study was inpatients at YARSI Hospital for the period of May – December 2021 with its collection using the YARSI Hospital Information System instrument with a sample of 1703 patients. The results showed that the majority of patients were women. The results of the statistical test also showed that gender was related to worship obligations (p=0.003) and religious actions (p=0.000), age with religious actions (p=0.000), length of hospitalization with worship obligations and religious actions (p=0.000). Meanwhile, at the age of worship obligations, no significant relationship was found. The conclusion in this study is that the nature of disease in Islam is the best test given by Allah Almighty. A good believer when given an exam will have to respond sincerely, patiently, and seek treatment.

Systematic review of the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health in doctors

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health among medical doctors.DesignSystematic literature review and narrative synthesis of cross-sectional studies.SettingAny setting, worldwide.Data sourcesFive databases were searched from inception to March...

OPENING THE DOOR TO NEW LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP

AbstractThe author, a global executive leadership coach, speaker, and author, writes about how she first met Frances Hesselbein as did many other leaders, through the pioneering executive coach Marshall Goldsmith. “Even though I’d been advocating for a more empathetic approach when coaching executives,” the author writes, “it was as if Frances brought into sharp focus something that had until then remained fuzzy, broadening and elevating my understanding of leadership to a spiritual level. With a few words, she had just unlocked a door in my mind.” The author’s tribute to Frances concludes: “She made everyone feel seen and heard, putting her ego aside to light a spark in others. The spark she lit in me profoundly shaped my perspective on leadership and my coaching practice. My hope is that I’m in turn unlocking doors for othersࣧdoors to becoming the best version of themselves.”

Post Pandemic Analysis of the Spirituality of Adolescents in South Central Mindanao, Philippines

Spirituality is a driving force that capacitates adolescents to overcome challenges and adversities and allows them to develop a sense of hope, meaning, and purpose. The study determines the level of spirituality of adolescents in South Central Mindanao, Philippines after the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative non-experimental method of research was utilized. The respondents were selected using a non-probability sampling technique. The study utilized an adapted, contextualized, and validated survey instrument. In analyzing the data, mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Variance were used. The results revealed that the level of spirituality of adolescents is very high. Furthermore, there is a significant difference in adolescents’ spirituality level when analyzed according to City.

Spirituality and Academic Performance: Exploring the Interplay for Students

This study aimed to explore the association between students' spirituality level at Caraga State University and their academic performance. Spiritual health and life orientation were assessed using the Spiritual Health and Life Orientation Measure (SHALOM) developed by John Fisher, while academic performance was measured in terms of Grade-Point Average (GPA). A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, involving 366 randomly selected participants through stratified random sampling with colleges as strata. Descriptive statistics, including averages and percentages, were utilized to assess the participants' spirituality level and academic performance. Additionally, Pearson's R Correlation test was applied to investigate the relationship between spirituality and academic performance. The results indicated that the participants at Caraga State University generally exhibited good spirituality, with an average score of 4.23. Most students demonstrated very good academic performance. The study found a positive, yet weak correlation between students' spirituality and academic performance, which was not statistically significant, with a coefficient of 0.049 and a p-value of 0.347. This weak and insignificant relationship can be attributed to the majority of students having a consistently high level of spirituality. The findings suggest that promoting spirituality within the school environment remains beneficial, as it does not adversely impact education. Furthermore, spirituality appears to be non-discriminatory, as both academically-inclined and non-academically-inclined students place equal value and importance on spirituality. Therefore, fostering spirituality in the university setting may contribute positively to students' holistic development.

Art and history go hand in hand: the evolution of Chinese national vocal music from the Yan'an period to reform and opening up

The Yan'an area was an important base for China's revolution. It was also in Yan'an that the Chinese Communist Party brought a lot of political and theoretical knowledge to the local people and created a lot of artistic forms, one of which was vocal music. Driven by the "Red Gene," the work of the Red Army in the Yan'an area became smoother, and they communicated with the local people on a spiritual level through vocal works. In the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the development of the times and social changes, the public aesthetic concept has also quietly developed and changed, which has had a great impact on the development of national vocal music: the creation of a large number of excellent national vocal works to glorify the new era; the performance of both the traditional singing bright and sweet and Western Bel canto singing transparent and round. In terms of education, a large number of national vocal educators such as Jin Tielin, Zou Wenqin, Ma Qiuhua, etc. They have established a perfect education and training system and complete singing skills. This Paper discusses the development of national vocal music and analyzes the important breakthroughs and achievements in the field of national vocal music in three stages, and composes the characteristics of national vocal music development itself, and analyzes and researches the various factors affecting it, so that we can think of danger in peace and create glory again.

Shades of awe: The role of awe in consumers' pro‐environmental behavior

AbstractClimate change is a critical issue right now. Despite substantial work in academia examining this issue, more solutions are needed to encourage consumers to engage in more pro‐environmental behavior. In the current research, we explore the ability of awe, a unique and powerful self‐transcendent emotion, to motivate pro‐environmental behavior and green consumption. Using different methods to induce awe and assess the effect of awe on consumers' pro‐environmental behavior, we conducted three experimental studies. Across our studies, our results show that when consumers feel awe, they are more likely to engage in pro‐environmental behavior and consumption. Further, we distinguish among three kinds of awe (awe of nature, awe of God, and awe from man‐made wonders) and show that awe arising from nature and from God increases pro‐environmental behavior more than awe from man‐made wonders. In addition, a series of mediation analyses show that the effects distinguishing different sources of awe are best accounted for by different mediators rather than one common mediator; specifically these relationships are mediated by consumers' feelings of small self (i.e., diminished self‐concept) and their level of spirituality, respectively. Implications for how marketers and practitioners can best utilize the power of awe for encouraging pro‐environmental behavior are discussed.

How is the Performance of Private University Lecturers Regarding Scientific Publications?: The Perspective of Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction in Garut Regency

The performance of lecturers’ scientific publications is an obligation that every lecturer must carry out because it will support careers and university social stratification. The purpose of this study is to disclose how the performance of lecturers’ scientific publications is analyzed from the perspective of workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. This study uses a quantitative-descriptive approach, proportional random sampling is used to determine as many of 157 lecturers with a Likert scale of gradation 1-4. The data were then analyzed using Smart-PLS 3.3. The results show that workplace spirituality has a positive and significant effect on the performance of scientific publications, and job satisfaction mediates the influence of spirituality at work on the performance of scientific publications on permanent lecturers at private universities in Garut Regency, Indonesia. The findings indicate that higher level of workplace spirituality will increase job satisfaction and scientific publication performance.
 Keywords: workplace spirituality, job satisfaction, performance

A Scoping Review on Coping Strategies and Quality of Life of Stroke Caregivers: Often Underestimated Variables in Stroke Recovery Process?

The purpose of the present study was to review all available work published within the last decade focusing on coping strategies in stroke caregivers and their impact on quality of Life (QoL) and psycho-emotional status. A literature search of two databases (MEDLINE, Scopus) was conducted to identify all relevant full-text English studies published between 2013–2023. Sixteen articles were traced and were finally included. Cognitive and behavioral coping strategies were beneficial for stroke caregivers’ and survivors’ QoL. The level of mutuality in the caregiver-survivor relationship was associated with the impact of depressive symptoms on caregivers’ QoL and the protective effect of mutuality on survivors’ QoL over time. The level and quality of social support were positively associated with QoL for stroke caregivers and survivors. Caregivers’ preparedness was a moderator for the impact of depression on both caregivers’ and survivors’ QoL. High levels of spirituality had a significant role in ameliorating the negative impact of depressive symptoms on the psychological and physical QoL of stroke caregivers and survivors. In conclusion, the study of coping strategies can be used as a psychological reserve in the process of stroke rehabilitation and actively contribute to improving the QoL of both caregivers and stroke survivors.

Research on the Cultivation Mode of Quality Culture for Military Enterprises

This paper aims to develop a method to cultivate quality culture for military enterprises. Firstly, the meanings of quality culture and military quality culture are summarized through literature review. Secondly, the present practices and problems of cultivating quality culture in military enterprises are analyzed. Thirdly, by studying the transformation mechanism of quality culture at four levels: spiritual level, institutional level, behavioral level and material level, the view that the cultivation of quality culture needs to pay attention to spiritual concept and adaptive system and practical activities is put forward. Finally, the process method of total quality management is applied to design the cultivation mode of quality culture for military enterprises from the aspects of goal setting, leadership promotion, resource allocation, process activities, monitoring and evaluation.

Modelling the Effect of Spiritual Tourism Motivators on Spiritual Tourism Consumption

This paper aims to study the influence of spiritual tourism motivators on spiritual tourism consumption. A structured questionnaire was distributed to respondents in all regions of India who are either tourists working in the tourism industry or academic experts. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were duly confirmed. Structural equation modelling (SEM) uses Smart PLS software to analyse the data. The findings suggest that a motivated tourist has an approximately ninety-one per cent chance of undertaking spiritual tourism. Thus, spiritual tourism consumption is a function of tourists' spiritual level, marketing of spiritual tourism, tourist role in planning, psychological state of tourist, stakeholder's behaviour, tourist demographics, and destination attractiveness. The stakeholders perceive that destination attractiveness is reflected in local community participation, affordability of destination, infrastructure, accessibility, and types of attractions present. The study proposes an extension of the scale to incorporate the impact of COVID-19 and explore possibilities for spiritual tourism development post-pandemic.

Religiosity & mental health seeking behaviors among U.S. adults.

The association between religiosity and secular mental health utilization is unclear. Evidence suggests that religious and spiritual leaders (R/S leaders) may be more trusted than secular mental health therapists (SMHTs) and are often the first point of contact for individuals with mental health problems who identify as religious. Generalized equation estimate (GEE) analyses were used to examine the association between religiosity and mental health seeking behaviours in 2,107 participants using t Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS) data collected between 1995 and 2014. The final model indicated that after adjusting for covariates, higher levels of baseline religious identification and baseline spirituality (assessed in 1995) predicted an increase in visits to R/S leaders from 1995 to 2014 by a factor of 1.08 (95% CI=1.01-1.16) and 1.89 (95% CI=1.56-2.28), respectively. Higher levels of baseline religious identification reduced SMHTs visits by a factor of 0.94 (95% CI=0.90-0.98), whereas higher levels of baseline spirituality increased SMHTs visits by a factor of 1.13 (95% CI=1.00-1.27) during the same timeframe. Higher levels of spirituality and religious identification increased the frequency over time of seeking mental health support from R/S leaders relative to SMHTs. Individuals with mental illness may seek support from religious resources, mental health professionals, or both, underscoring the importance of collaboration between R/S leaders and SMHTs. Mental health training for R/S leaders and collaboration with SMHTs may help alleviate mental health burden, especially among those who highly value their religious and spiritual beliefs.

Lived Experiences of Adults about Religious Orientation and Spirituality

The current research aimed to explore the experiences of young and middle-aged adults having internal religious orientation and high spirituality. The purposive sample consists of 8 participants with a distribution of 4 young and 4 middle-aged adults. These 8 participants were drawn from a total sample of 20 participants, based on their high scores on a religious orientation scale, the spirituality wellness test. A semi-structured interview was designed, consisting of 23 questions based on previous literature. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the data. The results of the study indicated that young adults who have internal religiousness and a high level of spirituality reported that humans suffer for their deeds. This research has wide implications in the field of positive psychology and the psychology of religion.

Проблема вербализации живого знания в философии С.Л. Франка

The article changes the problem of verbalization of living knowledge in the philosophy of S.L. Frank. On the material of philosophical kids. Frank divides into two levels – reality and reality. It is revealed that the Russian philosopher understands the reality as the metaphysical, spiritual level of being with the inclusion of the supernatural world in faith in the concept of meaning, while the key figure of spiritual reality in the philosophy of S.L. Frank is God – the Absolute, possessing both personal and prepersonal izneme. It is distinguished by the presence of its own spiritual experience in S.L. Frank. is revealed from the fact that knowledge of the spiritual reality is possible due to living knowledge, knowledge-experience, the article reveals the ideas of expression, the transfer of living knowledge opened as a result of contact with the spiritual reality. It is noted that the interest of S.L. Frank to the proposed problem is fixed in the work of different years. The methodology of the Possible Verbalization of living knowledge throughout the Whole Frank is analyzed and systematized. It is concluded that according to S.L. For Frank, knowledge about the Absolute as the quintessence of living knowledge is not absolutely inexpressible, however, the verbalization of the strategy still turns out to be limited in the exceptionally strong otherness of the spiritual level of being. It is important that the evaluation of the results of living knowledge is possible thanks to verbalization: with the help of metaphor, apophatic and paradoxical, antinomic method, as well as with the help of poetry that rejects to the Absolute.

INTERACTION WITH MUSIC IN THE MODERN WORLD: INTEGRAL PRACTICES

The article is devoted to the interaction between humans and music in the modern world. The Integral Musical Personality Model is a new approach to the study of the impact of music on human consciousness. In this work, it is proposed to consider music as a tool for self-knowledge, which allows people to better understand themselves, their values, and goals. The personality model is based on the idea that a person is a complex system consisting of different levels of consciousness. Each level is responsible for certain functions and experiences. For example, the cognitive level is responsible for thinking and rational thinking, the value level is responsible for emotions and feelings, and the spiritual level is responsible for higher spiritual experiences. Music can influence these levels of consciousness and activate them. For example, certain musical pieces can activate the cognitive level, promoting creative thinking and problem-solving. Other musical pieces can activate the value level, causing emotional and spiritual experiences. Individual musical collections can help people to better understand themselves, raise their level of consciousness and achieve spiritual growth - this is shown in the form of integral practices that a person can use today. This practice is based on the work of Ken Wilber, who developed a theory of integral consciousness.It has been applied to a variety of settings, including education, therapy, and personal development.It has the potential to be a valuable tool for understanding and using music in our lives.

The Effects of Spirituality on the Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients enrolled in the Out Patient Chemotherapy Clinic

Spirituality was defined as a way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment. Studies showed that spiritual beliefs provided comfort to cancer patients and that different dimensions were related to the different aspects of health. The study aims to determine and correlate the effects of spirituality and the quality of life among patients enrolled in the outpatient chemotherapy clinic. An analytical cross-sectional study using a non-probability convenience sampling was done of which validated questionnaires on the Spirituality and Quality of Life were the research instruments of the study. Pearson’s correlation coefficient/Spearman rho computed on the relationship between the dimensions of spirituality and subscales of the quality of life among cancer patients. Chi-Square/Fisher’s test was used to determine the correlation between the types and stages of cancer with the quality of life and spirituality of the respondents. A total of 105 cancer patients participated in this study, This study revealed that most of the cancer patients enrolled in the outpatient chemotherapy clinic had a mean score of 3.56 +/- 0.35 indicating a moderate to high level of spirituality. It also showed a mean score of 5.41 +/- 0.53 indicating high QOLs. Dimensions of spirituality that were found to have a significant association with QOL domains (p-values < 0.05) were Mindfulness and Feeling of Security which were both found to have a positive correlation with Emotional Well-being and Social Status. Spiritual care should be included as one of the non-pharmacological modalities in the comprehensive management and palliative care for Filipino cancer patients to improve the overall well-being, healthcare outcomes, and quality of life of patients and their families. Keywords: Cancer Patients, Spirituality, Quality of Life

Job Satisfaction, Workplace Spirituality, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Their Impact on Employee Performance at PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama

This study aimed to determine the effect of job satisfaction, workplace spirituality, and organizational citizenship behaviar for emplooye perfomance. This research uses a quantitative approach method, and the sample is taken using purpose sampling technique with the population being employees from all jobsite of companies in PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA). Data collection was done online using Google Forms and resulted in 233 responses that could be used. The results showed that four from three hypotheses were supported. The results obtained from this study are expected to benefit company management in analysze and mapping the level of job satisfaction, workplace spirituality, and organizational citizenship behaviour for emplooye performance.