Relationship between spiritual beliefs and perseverative thinking among young adults
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2015-01-12
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S Vyasa
Abstract
Contexts:
A number of different psychological disorders have been found to be related to the
heightened levels of repetitive negative thinking, mind wandering, depression and low
spiritual beliefs.
Aims:
The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between spiritual belief,
perseverative thinking, mind wandering and depression in the young adults of differnt
colleges of Manipur.
Settings and Design:
The cross sectional design study consist of sample 438students (Male=215 and
Female=223) recruited from Manipur, India. Their age ranged from 18 to 35 years with a
mean age of 20.36 years (SD= 2.36).
Methods and Material:
The Assessment packets includes questionnaire such as demographic details, Short
Depression – Happiness Scale (SDHS), Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ),
Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) and Spiritual Beliefs and Values Scale.
Results:
The data analysis has shown that spiritual beliefs were significant and negatively
correlated with perseverative thinking (r = -0.45) and mind wandering (r = -0.30)
respectively and positively correlated with happiness (r = 0.26).
Conclusions:
These results suggest that higher level of spirituality beliefs is associated with lower level
of mind wandering and perseverative thinking. Further a positive relation with happiness
.
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Happiness, Spirituality, Perseverative thinking, Minds wandering, 2015, January