Spiritual Well-being and Resilience among Young and Middle Adults: A Cross-sectional Study in the Indian Context

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Nishesh Mahajan and Rehma khan (Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

The present study aimed to examine the relationship between spiritual well-being and the concept of resilience among young adults (18-25 years) and middle adults (26-45 years) in the Indian context and the differences in the strength of this relationship. The convenience sampling method was used. A quantitative correlational and comparative design was applied. The study sample consisted of 106 participants, including young adults (n = 56) and middle adults (n = 50). The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982) and the Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008) were distributed and collected via an online source. Statistical analysis included the calculation of Pearson correlation, independent samples t tests, and simple linear regression. The study revealed that for the total sample, there was a significant moderate positive correlation (r=.476, p<.001). For young adults, the relationship was weak and non-significant (r=.142, p>.05) while for middle adults, it was strong and significant (r=.702, p<.001). The analysis further revealed that for the total sample, spiritual well-being was positively and significantly related to resilience (R2 =.227). For middle adults, spiritual well-being was positively and significantly related to resilience (R2 =.493) while for young adults, spiritual well-being was not positively and significantly related to resilience (R2 =.020). No significant differences between the mean level of the age groups were found. The study revealed that in the context of India, spiritual coping resources tend to become more integrated in middle adulthood. This has important implications for the development of culturally and developmentally sensitive interventions.