Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2018

Keywords

Spiritual well-being; spirituality; religion; religiosity; religious beliefs

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1502164

Abstract

"This qualitative study aims to explore the impact of religious beliefs in terms of religiosity, including (1) religious background, (2) religious practices and (3) participation in religious activities, on the development of spiritual well-being of Chinese students. Thereafter, this research further discussed how and what religiosity has contributed to the development of the university students’ spiritual well-being. 27 individual in-depth interviews with university students were conducted. Findings contribute to the exploration of how the spiritual well-being of students could be influenced by their religious beliefs. Their religious doctrines, activities and practices may likewise be integrated in their daily lives. Moreover, religious doctrines, participation in religious activities and prayers or meditation positively contribute to the development of the university students’ spiritual well-being in specific domains (i.e., personal, communal, environmental and transcendental). Happiness, love, harmony, and devotion are affirmed as possible reasons and effects from their religious beliefs in the specific domains."

Source Publication

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volume Number

23

Issue Number

4

ISSN

1364-436X, 1469-8455

First Page

429

Last Page

455

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