{"id":377,"date":"2022-09-04T17:25:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T17:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pandeymarblearts.com\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:11:43","slug":"spirituality-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pandeymarblearts.com\/blog\/spirituality-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality and Mental Health: A Path to Inner Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-section-id=\"3e1q6s\" data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"278\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Health<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"674\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">There <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">This <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">article <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">will <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">discuss <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">some <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">positive <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">aspects <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">how <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">it <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">impact <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">related <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">behaviors. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">will <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">look <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">at <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">transcendent <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">qualities <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">how <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">it <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">improve <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">addition, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we\u2019ll <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">look <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">at <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">what\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">at <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">stake <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">when <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">linked.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"679\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1tg6yl8\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"746\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"1144\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">scientific <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">community, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">there <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">growing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">interest <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">definitions <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">include <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">religious <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">or <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">having <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">personal <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">connection <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">higher <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">power. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">However, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">goes <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">beyond <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">religion. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">take <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">different <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">forms, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">including <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">aesthetic <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">contemplation, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meditation, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">living <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">harmony <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1559\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">The <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">has <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">long <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">been <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">controversial, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">but <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">previous <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">studies <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">shown <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">some <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">correlation <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">two. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">For <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">example, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">study <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Brazil <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">found <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">greater <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">levels <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">peace <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meaning <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">associated <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">higher <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">QoL. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Those <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">higher <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">levels <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">peace <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meaning <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">had <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">better <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">more <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meaning <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">than <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">nonreligious <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1943\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">crucial <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">component <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">no <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">different. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">guide <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">us <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">accept <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">circumstances <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">find <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">peace <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">even <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">most <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">difficult <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">situations. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">us <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">make <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">sense <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">complexities, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">learn <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">accept <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">others. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">us <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">build <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">healthy <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">community.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1948\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"8j84bv\" data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2001\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Positive <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Effect <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Health<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2493\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">practice <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">connecting <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">nonphysical <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">reality, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">has <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">positive <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">effects <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">person\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">philosophers, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">including <\/span><strong data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2201\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Sigmund <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Freud, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Carl <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Jung, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">William <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">James<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">considered <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">form <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">neurosis. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">offers <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">healthy <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">guidelines <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">such <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">compassion, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">forgiveness, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">gratitude, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">finding <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">lessons <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">tough <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">situations. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">For <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">example, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">practicing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">gratitude <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">releases <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">positive <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">endorphins <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">into <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">brain, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">which <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">improve <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">person\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2879\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">people <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">turn <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">for <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">when <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">they\u2019re <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">experiencing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">trouble. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">them <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">deal <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">stress, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">increase <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">self-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">esteem, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">them <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">develop <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">better <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">coping <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">skills. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">them <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">overcome <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">feelings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">anger <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">guilt. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Additionally, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">can <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">promote <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">more <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">positive <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mindset <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">prevent <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">people <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">from <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">engaging <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">harmful <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">behaviors <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">such <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">drug <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">alcohol <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2881\" data-end=\"3230\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">often <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">component <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">holistic <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">treatment <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">programs. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Practitioners <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">restorative <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">yoga, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">for <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">example, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">may <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">use <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">period <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">during <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">sessions <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">reflect <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spiritual <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">beliefs. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Restorative <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">yoga <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">practice <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">benefits <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">both <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">believers <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">non-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">believers. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">The <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">process <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">helps <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">people <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quiet <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mind <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">concentrate <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">present <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3235\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"mhr9w7\" data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3290\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Impact <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Health-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Related <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Behaviors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3292\" data-end=\"3821\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">factor <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">may <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">an <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">impact <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">related <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">behaviors. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Among <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">those <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">chronic <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">diseases, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">patients <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">who <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">express <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">faith <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">more <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">likely <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">report <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">better <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">However, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">patients <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">such <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">illnesses <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">likely <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">concerns <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">regarding <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">One <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">study <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">New <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">York <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">City <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">found <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">73% <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">cancer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">patients <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">expressed <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">need <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">for <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spiritual <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">support, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">but <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">18% <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">said <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">needs <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">were <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">not <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">met. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Patients <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">unmet <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spiritual <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">needs <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">reported <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">lower <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">satisfaction <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">medical <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3823\" data-end=\"4290\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Many <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">studies <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">linked <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">an <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">improved <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">one <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meta-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">analysis <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">cancer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">survivors, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">American <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Cancer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Society <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">found <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">was <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">an <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">independent <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">predictor <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">higher <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">better <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">emotional <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">addition, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">faith <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">contributed <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">significantly <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">cancer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">survivors\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">functional <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Furthermore, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">nearly <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">seventy <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">percent <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">participants <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">reported <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">their <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">faith <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">helped <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">them <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">get <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">through <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4292\" data-end=\"4568\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">related <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">behaviors <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">closely <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">related, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">but <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">between <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">them <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">not <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">entirely <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">clear. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">The <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">present <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">study <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">examines <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">this <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">relationship. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">It <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">uses <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">questionnaire <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">surveys <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">595 <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">university <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">students <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">different <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">backgrounds <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">related <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">majors.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4570\" data-end=\"4573\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1oslznu\" data-start=\"4575\" data-end=\"4635\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Transcendence <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4637\" data-end=\"4984\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">its <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">transcendence <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">central <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">human <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">personality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">development. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Theoretical <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">accounts <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">suggest <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">they <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">even <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">more <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">important <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">age. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Indeed, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">studies <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">nursing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">homes, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">cancer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">treatment <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">centers, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">other <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">settings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">suggest <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">transcendence <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">may <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">improve <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">older <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4986\" data-end=\"5251\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">The <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">study <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">transcendence <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">shows <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">it <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">contributes <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">person\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">by <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">enhancing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">quality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">resilience, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">capacity <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">for <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">coping <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">crisis. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Furthermore, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">has <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">been <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">found <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">foster <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">sense <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">belonging <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5253\" data-end=\"5675\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">The <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">findings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">from <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">this <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">study <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">suggest <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">positively <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">impacts <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">psychological <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well-<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">being, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">this <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">connection <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mediated <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">by <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">type <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">acquired <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">education. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">addition, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">findings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">suggest <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">is <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">associated <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">person\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">type <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">of <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">that <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spirituality <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">has <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">stronger <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">association <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">with <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">These <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">findings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">may <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">us <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">understand <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">how <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">enhance <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">mental <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5677\" data-end=\"5960\"><span 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