The study of workplace spirituality is a relatively new area in the field of organizational theory. Although interest in the topic has grown significantly over the last 10 years, many of the traditional research methods are not well suited to study workplace spirituality at the organizational level. We propose that sensemaking offers a useful heuristic for understanding the process of instituti...

Spirituality and religiosity are considered to be protective factors in the treatment of substance abuse. Little is known, however, about how adult attachment style may be associated with levels of spirituality and religiosity. This study explored adult attachment styles among individuals in inpatient treatment for substance abuse and dependence and determined if there were significant differen...

Religiosity and spirituality are defining features of African American life. However, within psychology, research on African American religiosity and spirituality has proceeded without benefit of a conceptual framework. This paper labors toward a framework that examines the roles of religion and spirituality in the development and maintenance of social relationships. We review empirical researc...

Spirituality has mostly been studied in psychology as implied in the process of overcoming adversity, being triggered by negative experiences, and providing positive outcomes. By reversing this pathway, we investigated whether spirituality may also be triggered by self-transcendent positive emotions, which are elicited by stimuli appraised as demonstrating higher good and beauty. In two studies...

Surprisingly little research has examined the widely held assumption that religion and spirituality are generally helpful in adjusting to bereavement. A systematic literature search located 73 empirical articles that examined religion/spirituality in the context of bereavement. The authors describe the multidimensional nature of religion/spirituality and use this framework to organize and integ...

Work spirituality has become a significant aspect of organizational culture in most of the business organizations today. The values of spirituality greatly enhance the sense of accomplishment in employees’ which resultantly impacts on the overall productivity and growth of the organizations. For the purpose of study, the responses of 121 Branch managers , Area managers and Regional managers are...

This paper attempts to define African spirituality as being imbedded in culturalcontextual settings, and uses three keywords to do so: ubuntu (community), ubunye (holism) and amandla (vitality). Some African art works are introduced as aesthetic embodiments of these concepts. A short account is given of the three keywords, coupled with an indication of certain indigenous connections with Christ...

Most existing research and theory have concerned spirituality as a trait, an individual difference that is presumed to be relatively stable across time and situations. The present study examined the state variability of spirituality: How does spirituality vary within an individual? Every day for two weeks, 127 participants provided measures of the strength of their spiritual beliefs and other m...

Pain relief is a management problem for many patients, their families, and the medical professionals caring for them. Although everyone experiences pain to some degree, responses to it vary from one person to another. Recognizing and specifying someone else's pain is clinically a well know challenge. Research on the biology and neurobiology of pain has given us a relationship between spirituali...

BACKGROUND Although there is evidence of a relationship between religion/spirituality and mental health, it remains unclear how Brazilian psychiatrists deal with the religion/spirituality of their patients. AIMS To explore whether Brazilian psychiatrists enquire about religion/spirituality in their practice and whether their own beliefs influence their work. METHOD Four hundred and eighty-f...