scholarly journals Flow, Liminality, and Eudaimonia: Pagan Ritual Practice as a Gateway to a Life With Meaning

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782092757
Author(s):  
Charmaine Sonnex ◽  
Chris A. Roe ◽  
Elizabeth C. Roxburgh

Paganism is a term applied to a number of nature religions based on traditional indigenous practices. Paganism is practiced through rituals designed to facilitate a flow state that allows practitioners to use magic to achieve their aims. Since the introduction of Wicca to mainstream society in the 1950s, many other Pagan traditions have developed. Similarly, the number of people identifying as Pagan has also increased; in 2011, the number of people identifying as Pagan in the U.K. census reached 80,153. Despite this growth, Paganism is a topic that is underresearched in Psychology. This article uses Ryff’s theory of psychological well-being as a frame-work through which to explore the ways in which Paganism may be particularly conducive to eudemonic well-being as a result of the flow experiences inherent in its practice. This theory posits six key dimensions of eudaimonia: personal growth, self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, and purpose in life. The ways in which each of these dimensions is elicited through Paganism is elucidated.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Larasati Putri Utami

Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh psychological well-being terhadap work engagement karyawan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan merupakan penelitian ex-post facto. Subjek dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 65 karyawan yang bekerja pada Hotel Crystal Lotus Yogyakarta. Metode pengambilan data menggunakan Skala Psychological well-being dan Skala Work engagement. Validitas menggunakan expert judgment. Reliabilitas menggunakan Alpha Cronbach. Teknik analisis data yaitu analisis deskriptif dan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa: (1) psychological well-being berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (2) self-acceptance berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (3) positive relation with others tidak berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (4) autonomy tidak berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (5) environmental mastery tidak berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (6) purpose of life berpengaruh terhadap work engagement; (7) personal growth berpengaruh terhadap work engagement. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa psychological well-being pada dimensi self-acceptance, purpose of life, dan personal growth memberikan pengaruh terhadap work engagement, sementara dimensi positive relation with others, autonomy, dan environmental mastery tidak memberikan pengaruh terhadap work engagement.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Aisyah Syihab ◽  
Dyah Rani ◽  
Anindya Dewi Paramita

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan psychological well-being dan problematic internet use pada emerging adult. Responden pada penelitian ini berjumlah 210 emerging adult di Jakarta dengan teknik pengambilan sampel convenience sampling. Psychological well-being diukur menggunakan Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) yang dikembangkan oleh Ryff (1989). Problematic Internet Use diukur menggunakan Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS-2) yang dikembangkan oleh Caplan (2010). Data penelitian ini dianalisis dengan teknik korelasi sederhana. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapatkan hasil bahwa terdapat hubungan signifikan negatif antara semua dimensi psychological well-being (self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, personal growth) dan problematic internet use. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2179-2202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tze-Li Hsu ◽  
Anne E. Barrett

Marital status is associated with psychological well-being, with the married faring better than the formerly and never-married. However, this conclusion derives from research focusing more on negative than positive well-being. We examine the association between marital status and negative well-being, measured as depressive symptoms, and positive well-being, measured as autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, self-acceptance, and purpose in life. Using Wave 2 of Midlife in the United States (2004–2006; n = 1,711), we find that the continuously married fare better on the negative dimension than do the formerly married. The results for some measures of positive well-being also reveal an advantage for the continuously married, compared with the formerly and the never-married. However, results for other positive measures indicate that the unmarried, and the remarried, fare better—not worse—than the continuously married. Further, some results suggest greater benefits for remarried or never-married women than men.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Mohsen Khanbani ◽  
Asghar Aghaee ◽  
Mohsen Gol Parvar

The purpose of this study was" Examine the relationship between gender and psychological well-being" (Self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery and personal growth) among married men and women in Isfahan.The research sample included men and women who have been living together for 5 to 10 years.For this purpose, the sample consisted of 231 couples based on a multi-stage sampling selected and studied.The research method was descriptive, causal-comparative. Research tools was Psychological well-being questionnaire Reef (2009).The results showed that there was significant difference between men and women in positive relations with others, environmental mastery and personal growth (p≤0.01) . But there was no significant relationship in self-acceptance and Autonomy.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Garcia ◽  
Alexander Jimmefors ◽  
Lillemor Adrianson ◽  
Fariba Mousavi ◽  
Patricia Rosenberg ◽  
...  

Background: Education plays an important role on a personal level because it is related to personal control, a healthy lifestyle, greater income, employment, interpersonal relations, and social support (Mirowsky & Ross, 2003). Self-regulation is the procedure implemented by an individual striving to reach a goal and consists of two inter-related strategies: (1) the identification of the desired out-come and the appraisal of procedures to reach the desired goal (i.e., assessment), and (2) the selection between available approaches to reach the goal and the commitment to the chosen approaches until the goal is reached (i.e., locomotion) (Kruglanski et al, 2000). Self-regulation plays an essential role in academic achievement (Kruglanski et al 1994, 2000). Psychological well-being is a multi-faceted concept composed of six different intra-personal characteristics that describe the fully functional individual (Ryff, 1989). These factors are: positive relationships with others, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, autonomy, purpose in life, and personal growth. We aimed to study the relationship between academic achievement and self-regulation and psychological well-being in Swedish high school pupils. Method: Participants were 160 Swedish high school pupils (111 boys and 49 girls) with an age mean of 17.74 (sd = 1.29). We used the Assessment and Locomotion Scales (Kruglanski et al., 2000) to measure self-regulation and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales short version (Clark et al., 2001) to measure well-being. Academic achievement was operationalized through pupils’ final grades in Swedish, Mathematics, English, and Physical Education. The courses take place during either one or two semesters and the grading scale ranges from F = fail to A = pass with distinction. Results: Final grades in Swedish were positively related to two psychological well-being scales: self-acceptance and personal growth; and to the self-regulation strategy of assessment. Final grades in Mathematics were positively related to three psychological well-being scales: self-acceptance, autonomy, and personal growth; and also to assessment. Final grades in English were positively related to one psychological well-being scale: personal growth; and also to assessment. Final grades in Physical Education were positively related to four psychological well-being scales: environmental mastery, self-acceptance, autonomy, and personal growth; and also to the self-regulation strategy of locomotion. Conclusions: A profile consisting of assessment orientation combined with self-acceptance and personal growth leads to the best study results. This understanding is important when supporting pupils in achieving the best possible results in school and thus lay the formation for a continued successful life.


Author(s):  
Nelavathi A/P Marimuthu ◽  
Siti Salina Abdullah

The main purpose of this research is to understand the experiences and psychological wellbeing of nurses working in palliative ward. There were two research questions driving this research throughout the process of data collection and data analysis. Four nurses from the palliative ward participated in this research to provide details on their psychological wellbeing. Semi- structured interview questions together with observation and simple survey questions were used to gather the data. Thematic analysis was used to identify the meaningful themes for each research question. Six main themes were identified: autonomy, environmental mastery, positive relation, personal growth, self-acceptance and purpose in life. The findings are highly relevant with the theory and literature. The findings indicate that the participants have good psychological wellbeing due to their huge experiences in palliative ward.


Author(s):  
Mark Widdowson ◽  
Peter Theuns ◽  
Mil Rosseau ◽  
Rik Rosseau

Previous research has found that participants in redecision marathons experience increased personal growth and improvements in psychological well-being (McNeel, 1982; Noriega-Gayol, 1997; Widdowson & Rosseau, 2014). In this article, the authors conducted a quantitative analysis based on the use of the Ryff Scales of Psychological Wellbeing to determine whether participants (n=49) at an executive coaching redecision marathon would experience an increase in psychological well-being. The findings show statistically significant improvements in psychological well-being overall, and specifically within the sub-scales of autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth and self-acceptance, suggesting that redecision-based workshops are effective for improving subjective psychological well-being.


Author(s):  
Bizuayehu Dengechi ◽  
Nigatuwa Worku ◽  
Fisseha Mikre

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between perceived discrimination and psychological well-being of Manjo ethnic minority in Kaffa zone, Ethiopia. One hundred and forty nine (149) study participants from the Manjo ethnic minority were randomly selected and filled out the perceived discrimination and psychological well-being questionnaire scales. Pearson Product moment correlation was computed to determine the strength and direction of relationship between their perception of discrimination by others and the psychological well-being report. Perceived discrimination is a variability of thought that results from an act of segregation and distancing of an individual or group of individuals mainly because of bias and prejudice. The psychological well-being variable was measured by six dimensions, which are named as autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationship with others, purpose in life and self-acceptance of individuals. The result of the study showed the presence of a strong and significant negative correlation between the Manjos’ perception of discrimination they experience from other ethnic groups and the corresponding psychological well-being state.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Josephine Ondja ◽  
Olivia Hadiwirawan

PKK (Empowerment and Family) is one of organization in Indonesia that aim to increase community’s welfare through empowering women in community. This study was intended to describe psychological well-being of women who volunteered in PKK. This study used mixed methods sequential explanatory strategy, consisted of two phases, quantitative followed by qualitative. Quantitative data were collected from 78 women members of PKK in Tanjung Duren Utara Sub-District, Jakarta by using modified Ryff’s Short Version Scale of Psychological Well-being. The result from quantitative analysis was categorized and showed psychological well-being of member PKK are high category for autonomy, self- acceptance, purpose in life, positive relations with others, and personal growth dimension; moderate category for environmental mastery dimension. Three women who have high score categorization in purpose in life and self-acceptance dimension were selected and interviewed to describe the psychological well being. In qualitative analysis, the major themes emerged for purpose in life dimension was women devoted their life for family and society. Themes emerged for self-acceptance dimension was women who sincere (ikhlas) in doing their role in community. PKK could emerge as a vessel for women to achieve and maintain their psychological well being.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-91
Author(s):  
Togi Fitri A Ambarita

Psychological wellbeing menjelaskan konsep kebahagiaan dikaitkan dengan kebutuhan akan keberadaan/eksistensi individu ditengah kehidupan yang penuh permasalahan. Tokoh yang  mengembangkan konsep psychological wellbeing adalah Ryff, dimana dia menjelaskannya hal tersebut dalam enam aspek. Enam aspek psychological wellbeing tersebut yakni; Self-Acceptance, Positive Relation with other, Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Purpose in life dan Personal Growth. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian korelasional untuk melihat hubungan antara psychological wellbeing dengan Burnout pada perawat di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Dr. Ildrem Pemprovsu Medan. Burnout merupakan sindrom kelelahan mental yang bersifat klinis yang dialami oleh pekerja dibidang layanan masyarakat yang mendapatkan apresiasi yang minimal terhadap layanan yang sudah diberikannya. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 54 orang perawat PNS di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Pemprovsu. Karakteristik sampel penelitian antara lain, lebih dari 70 % berusia 40 tahun keatas dimana lebih dari 70 % sampel penelitian memiliki pengalaman kerja yakni 10 tahun keatas. Hasil  Uji korelasi dengan product moment menunjukkan bahwa ada korelasi yang negative antara psychological wellbeing dengan Burnout pada perawat di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Prof. Ildrem Pemprovsu Medan. Dengan demikian semakin tinggi psychological wellbeing semakin rendah tingkat burnout.


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