Influence of spirituality on quality of life among adults

Pages:182-183
Pragati Dixit and Mahmood S. Khan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)

Spirituality refers to an inner path that enables people to find out the reason of their existence and helps them in reaching and exploring challenges, seeking personal truth and developing the sense of unity of life. Quality of life is person’s perception of his/her position in life in the context of society, culture and value system in which he/she lives and in relation to his/ her aims, expectations and concerns. Present study was undertaken to examine the relationship between spirituality and quality of life among adults. For that purpose Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale and WorldHealthOrganization QOL Instrument were used. The sample consisted of 60 adults with age range 35-45 years selected by means of purposive technique of sampling. Results indicated that spirituality have positive effect on quality of life.