Spirituality and compassionate love in nuns and philanthropists

Pages:376-379
Daga, P. (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Jyoti, Rao Phule University (MJRPU), Jaipur)
Madnawat, AVS (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan (UOR), Jaipur)

The present study aspired to investigate whether Spirituality is a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons – Nuns and Philanthropists. It was hypothesized that Spirituality will be a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons – Nuns and Philanthropists. A purposive sample of 200 Compassion Virtue Icons 100 Nuns and 100 Philanthropists from various Churches/Missionary Schools located in National Capital Territory Region (NCTR) Delhi and Jaipur City of Rajasthan State was selected. The Predictor Variable (Spirituality) was measured by Underwood, Lynn G. et al., (2002) whereas the Criterion/Outcome Variable (Compassionate Love) was measured by Compassionate Love Scale (Sprecher, S. & Fehr, B., 2005). The Correlational Research Design along with Regression Model was employed. The Multiple Regression Analysis was computed to investigate whether Spirituality was a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. It was empirically proved that Spirituality is a significant positive predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. The results are interpreted in the light of existing researches.q