26Jun 2017

IMPACT OF SPIRITUALITY ON AFFECTED WELL BEING AND COPING STRESS.

  • Student MBA, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institutte of Management & Research, New Delhi.
  • Assistant Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi.
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Purpose: Intertwined relation between the three forces which have become essential and inevitable concept of understanding that contributes towards the growth of an individual as well as nation as a whole. This paper is devoted submissively to throw light on an unturned stone where it is the need of an hour to define the alliance between spirituality, stress and well-being. An attempt to understand the comprehensiveness of the same to define the ?cause and effect? relationship between them. This write up will revolve around the three concepts of Quality of life, stress and Spirituality. Hence, this research paper seeks to extend the body of research on spirituality by directly examining its relationship to spirituality, stress and well being of the people. Research Methodology: ?on the ground? collection of data in the form of put up an open question involving age group ranging from 24 years to 64 years called on primarily basis and also data been referred from the journals and research papers already published across the Globe as Secondary basis. Data been analyzed with developing a relation of them with the verses of Gita to give reader a robust foundation. Findings & Conclusion: There is a on going interest in the relationship between psychological wellbeing and religiosity. Based on the studies cited, this paper confirms the positive link between religious beliefs and psychological well-being. There is already some literature available on the positive relationship between religious beliefs and mental health, the evidences are not conclusive.


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[Varun Mittal and Ashima Bhatnagar. (2017); IMPACT OF SPIRITUALITY ON AFFECTED WELL BEING AND COPING STRESS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 2054-2059] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr. Ashima Bhatnagar
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4641      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4641