The Effect of Group Dreamwork on Spiritual Well-Being

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Dahlenburg ◽  
Orla J. Christensen ◽  
James C. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Social Interest ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Statistical Support ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

This exploratory study investigated the effect of Jungian-oriented group dreamwork on spiritual well-being and the related constructs of purpose in life and social interest. Participants were students at a religiously oriented liberal arts college. An experimental design with matching was employed. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) followed by univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used. Power and effect size analyses were also employed. The authors are cautious in their interpretation due to small group sizes and the exploratory nature of the research. Nevertheless, the findings suggest some statistical support for the efficacy of a Jungian-oriented dream appreciation group model to enhance spiritual well-being, purpose in life, and social interest.

scholarly journals Gossip, Sabotage, and Friendship Network Dataset

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Yucel ◽  
Gustav Sjobeck ◽  
Rebecca Glass ◽  
Josh Rottman
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Well Being ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Data Preparation ◽  
Friendship Network ◽  
Team Members

This article describes the data reported in the paper “Being in the know: Social network analysisof gossip and friendship on college campuses” [1]. Data were collected from a Men’s andWomen’s collegiate crew team members from a small liberal arts college. Participants (N = 44)reported information about how often they gossip about members of the team (positively,negatively), who they have had hooked-up with on the team, who they consider to be friends with on the team, whether they have to sabotaged or been sabotaged by any teammates, their well-being and feelings of loneliness. This data brief provides detailed information about data preparation and participants responses to all survey items.

Health, well-being, and material-ideal hybrid spaces in Yeats’s writing

2020 ◽  
pp. medhum-2019-011813
Author(s):  
Tudor Balinisteanu
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Nobel Prize ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Literary Achievement ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Hybrid Spaces ◽  
Health And Well Being

Traditionally regarded as high-art, poetry is often seen as a superior form of literary achievement consecrating in verse worldviews and lives connected to ideal, transcendental realms, the pursuance of which supposedly leads to some kind of ideal health and spiritual well-being. The poet WB Yeats (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1923), who believed in the power of poetry to reveal realities and states of such perfection, thereby giving purpose to mundane life, likened this effect of poetry to the fashioning of statues as monuments of unageing intellect. However, contradictorily, he also questioned the value of poetry thus conceived by questioning whether it is healthy to aspire to embody poetically consecrated ideals in real life. Yeats’s dilemmatic negotiation between these two positions suggests that better personal well-being can be achieved in living an enlightening life by being mindful of the body’s sensuality and materiality. In poetic explorations of the ways in which idealism and sensuality can affect how we live our lives, Yeats used real-life examples of people he knew, often important public figures in Irish social and political history.The present paper frames these explorations in terms of Yeats’s concepts of living stream and stone/statuary, augmented with Bruno Latour’s concepts of traditional subject and articulated body, discussed in relation to purpose in life and closeness and empathy, proposing that an overly idealistic ‘poetic’ lifestyle can have adverse effects, whereas poetry that increases one’s awareness of oneself as articulated body is conducive to better health and well-being.

Imagery and the Comprehension of College History Texts: Free Response Measure

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
William P. Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
American History ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Response Measure ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Balanced Design ◽  
History Texts ◽  
Objective Tests

Previous publications of this experiment have based their significance on objective tests of comprehension. Now, with more relevant criteria for rating the essay answers, it is clear that imagery produces significant gains in comprehension of college history text passages – as measured by free-response tests. This experiment used original and revised passages from a standard American History college text. It tested the interest and the comprehension of these passages by 192 subjects who were entering freshmen at a well-known liberal arts college. The experiment compared the two treatments of four different war passages, presented in every combination and sequence in a completely balanced design. Analysis of variance established that significantly higher scores resulted from the revised treatments. This conclusion points a way, through the use of imagery, to improve college history texts and possibly others. This finding reinforces the conclusion that appropriate imagery enhances the readability of college history textbooks.

Spiritual Well-Being and Purpose in Life Among Conscripts: A Case Study in Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 0272684X2097264
Author(s):  
Mahya Torkaman ◽  
Jamileh Farokhzadian ◽  
Mohammad Hosein Fadaei
Keyword(s):  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Military ◽  
Different Cultures

Background Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) is an important aspect of health. Since soldiers, as members of community, are faced with numerous spiritual, psychological, and physical problems, belief in spirituality can play an important role in explaining their purpose in life (PIL). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate SWB, PIL, and the relationship between these two concepts in conscripts. In this cross-sectional study, 301 soldiers were selected by available sampling method from one of the military barracks in Iran 2019. Data were collected using the demographic, SWB, and PIL questionnaires. The results showed that SWB of the soldiers were at the high level (100.6 ± 12.30) and their PIL were at the moderate level (112.92 ± 13.70). Furthermore, a direct and intermediate relationship was observed between the soldiers' SWB and PIL (P <0.001, r = 0.50). Based on the findings, increased SWB enhanced PIL in soldiers and vice versa. To increase generalizability of the data, studies over a larger statistical population are recommended in different cultures. Findings of this study can also identify the interventional strategies to increase the soldiers' purpose in life.

scholarly journals Self-Care and Its Predictive Factors in Hemodialysis Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-159
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Sadat Izadi Avanji ◽  
Negin Masoudi Alavi ◽  
Hosein Akbari ◽  
Somayeh Saroladan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is a serious problem and patients need active self-care. This study focuses on the relationship between self-care and its predictive factors in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: This multicenter correlational study was conducted on 201 HD patients referring to HD centers in the west of Tehran, Iran. A multi-stage sampling method was used to select the samples. Data were collected using self-care Scale, Paloutzian-Ellison Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and Connor Davidson Resilience Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 13 and descriptive statistics and linear regression with stepwise method. Results: The mean (SD) scores of self-care, resilience, and spiritual well-being were 35.5 (5.69), 53.4 (12.94), and 97.4 (17.9), respectively. Univariate analysis showed that self-care had a statistically significant relationship with gender, occupation, education, being diabetic, and hyperlipidemia. Self-care positively correlated with the resilience and negatively correlated with age. Multivariate regression indicated that the resilience (β=0.78, P=0.001), being diabetic (β=-0.09, P=0.01), and age (β=-0.11, P=0.005) could be predictors of self-care. These variables accounted for 78% of variance in self-care in HD patients. Conclusion: Our results showed that resilience was positively correlated with self–care, but being diabetic and age were negatively correlated with self-care in HD patients. Therefore, the health care providers should pay more attention to HD patients who are diabetic and older, as they are at a higher risk of having impaired self-care.

scholarly journals Boosting Resilience through Spiritual Well-being: COVID-19 Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Elif Baykal
Keyword(s):  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
External World ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Sense Of Identity ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Bounce Back

Spiritual well-being is the affirmation of one’s life in a relation to external world, one’s ownself and a transcendental power like God. It reflects positive feelings, attitudes, and perceptions leading to a sense of identity, wholeness, peace, harmony, and purpose in life. In this study, it is predicted that individuals with high spiritual well-being will be more spiritually resistant during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is one of the most noteworthy periods when people need to be psychologically strong and resilient. In this study, resilience has been defined as the individual endurance against difficulties and the ability to bounce back and even get better. Hence we hypothesized that spiritual well-being of individuals will be effective on their resilience. We conducted our study in Turkey among adults older than 20 years old. We obtained 384 usable data and we analysed our date by using SPSS 20.0 program. Results confirmed the assumption of this study, regarding spiritual well-being/ resilience relationship.

Spiritual Well-Being and Personality

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerella V. Ramanaiah ◽  
Jennifer K. Rielage ◽  
J. Patrick Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Revised Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Univariate Analyses

The hypothesis that High and Low Spiritual Well-being groups have different personality profiles was tested with 319 psychology undergraduates (132 men and 187 women) who completed the Revised NEO Personality Inventory and the Spiritual Well-being Scale for partial course credit. Univariate analyses of variance indicated that the High Spiritual Well-being group scored lower on Neuroticism and higher or Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness than the Low Spiritual Well-being group. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that the two groups had significantly different personality profiles, supporting the hypothesis.

scholarly journals Spiritual Well-Being and Resiliency of the Diocesan Seminarians of Antique

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Eric L. Legada ◽  
Dennis V. Madrigal ◽  
Ma. Wilma M. Maravilla
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Guidance Program ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Difficult Situations

Spiritual well-being is integral in seeking meaning and purpose in life. Related to this is resiliency, which is a dynamic attribute of bouncing back from difficult situations. Thus, this descriptive-correlational study determines the degree of spiritual well-being and the level of resiliency of the diocesan seminarians of Antique. Spiritual Well-being Scale and Resilience Scale standardized tests were used. The findings indicate that the degree of spiritual well-being of seminarians is high which indicates that the seminarians possess a certain degree of satisfaction and manifest a clear sense of purpose in life. On the other hand, the level of resiliency of the diocesan seminarians of Antique is "on the low end" which signifies that as a whole, they might be experiencing some depression and anxiety in their lives. Finally, there is a significant relationship between spirituality and resiliency. The study recommends designing an enhanced career guidance program for the formation of the seminarians.

scholarly journals Studi Deskriptif Spiritual Well Being Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan Laki-laki berdasarkan Usia di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Jawa Tengah: Studi Pendahuluan

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Fijianto ◽  
Megah Andriany ◽  
Elis Hartati
Keyword(s):  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Male Inmates

Abstrak. Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Laki-laki di Indonesia mengalami kelebihan daya tampung Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan (WBP). Kondisi ini mengakibatkan terjadinya masalah psikososial yang berdampak terhadap spiritual well being WBP laki-laki. Penelitian sebelumnya menjelaskan beberapa faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi spiritual well being, namun subjek pada penelitian sebelumnya bukan WBP laki-laki yang mengalami masalah psikososial dan tidak berfokus pada salah satu faktor yaitu usia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat spiritual well being WBP laki-laki berdasarkan usia WBP. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif, dilakukan studi observasional dengan metode penelitian cross sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan non probability sampling dengan metode purposive sampling. Analisis data yang dilakukan adalah analisis univariat untuk mengetahui presentase usia dan spiritual well being WBP laki-laki. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 115 responden WBP laki-laki dengan kriteria inklusi WBP laki-laki berusia 17-55 tahun, WBP laki-laki yang bisa membaca, WBP laki-laki yang kooperatif, dan WBP laki-laki yang beragama Islam. Instrumen pengambilan data menggunakan Spiritual Well Being Scale (SWBS) Ellison. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan spiritual well being WBP laki-laki meningkat ketika usia dewasa akhir dan lansia awal. Simpulan penelitian ini adalah dengan bertambahnya usia, spiritual well being WBP laki-laki mengalami peningkatan. Kata kunci: spiritual well being , usia WBP laki-laki. Descriptive Study Spiritual Well Being of Male Inmates Guidance by Age at the Correctional Institution of the Ministry's Regional Office Law and Human Rights in Central Java: Preliminary Studies Abstract. Male Correctional Institutions in Indonesia experience an over capacity for inmates. The condition causes psychosocial problems that affect the spiritual well being of male inmates. Previous research explained about several factors influencing spiritual well being, but the subject was not male inmates who experience psychosocial problems and did not focus on age. This study aims to determine the level of spiritual well being of male inmates based on the age of inmates. This type of quantitative research, an observational study with cross sectional research methods. The sampling technique uses non probability sampling with a purposive sampling method. Data analysis was performed by univariate analysis to determine the percentage of age and spiritual well being of male inmates. The total sample of 115 respondents were male inmates with inclusion criteria of male inmates aged 17-55 years, male inmates who could read, male inmates who were cooperative, and male inmates who were Muslim. The data collection instrument used Ellison's Spiritual Well Being Scale (SWBS). The results showed the spiritual well being of male inmates increases when late adulthood and early elderly. The conclusion of this study is that with increasing age, the spiritual well being of male inmates has increases.Keywords: age of male inmates, spiritual well being,

scholarly journals Kesejahteraan Spiritual dengan Kejadian Infeksi Oportunistik pada ODHA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Fitri Hastuti Ningsih ◽  
Rohman Azaam ◽  
Mustikasari Mustikasari
Keyword(s):  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Keywords Hiv ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

This study aimed to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and the incidence of opportunistic infections in PLHIV. Analytical descriptive research method with the cross-sectional approach and random sampling technique. The research univariate analysis results showed that respondents who experienced opportunistic infections ≤ 2 were 199 (89.2%), and respondents with moderate spiritual well-being were 127 (57%). The results of the bivariate analysis state that the chi-square test explains that there is a relationship between spiritual well-being and the incidence of opportunistic infections (p-value = 0.007), so OR = 3.689 means moderate spiritual well-being has a 3.689 chance of experiencing opportunistic infections ≤ two compared to PLWHA with mild spiritual well-being. Multivariate analysis showed that education was the dominant variable in the incidence of opportunistic infections (OR = 6.378). In conclusion, there is a high adherence to the incidence of opportunistic infections in PLWHA. The dominant factor in the incidence of opportunistic infections is education.   Keywords: HIV, Opportunistic Infection Incidence, Spiritual Well-being

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