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Lockdown experience, beliefs in and practice of spirituality: Implications for health and self-protective behaviours.
- Source :
- Mental Health, Religion & Culture; Jul2022, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p609-626, 18p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The research aims to understand the relationship between spiritual beliefs and practices with perceived general health and adherence to recommended self-protective behaviour during lockdown period of COVID 19 pandemic. Additionally, the study intends to find out the differences among socio-demographic segments of the Indian society across these variables. Online survey was carried out with 1,416 willing adult participants from different socio-demographic segments. Findings suggest that irrespective of age and faith, participants used spirituality as a method of coping. Various socio-demographic segments of the population differed in their self-protective behaviors, perceived general mental health, and practice of spirituality. Regular practice of spirituality was positively correlated with self-protective behaviors and perception of better general mental health. Findings suggest that improved understanding of behavioral responses of different socio-demographic segments under conditions of uncertainty would enhance the cultural competence of the intervention design and aid personalized care under uncertain and crisis situations like COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CULTURE
THOUGHT & thinking
SPIRITUALITY
COVID-19
HEALTH status indicators
COMMUNITIES
MENTAL health
UNCERTAINTY
INDIVIDUALIZED medicine
EXPERIENCE
ATTITUDES toward illness
SURVEYS
HEALTH attitudes
HEALTH behavior
CULTURAL competence
STAY-at-home orders
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
COVID-19 pandemic
PUBLIC opinion
CRISIS intervention (Mental health services)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13674676
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Mental Health, Religion & Culture
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159811372
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2022.2027354