Spirituality and individual well-being

Spirituality is an emerging area of attention in social work. Exploring spirituality and the role it played among individuals and their well-being was examined in this research study. Interview responses of 10 voluntary participants were analyzed. Open-ended questions regarding one's thoughts, experiences, and perspectives on spirituality resulted in various themes. Some emerging themes included the implication that spirituality involved a belief in a higher being, that interviewees experienced social connection as a result of incorporating spirituality, and that spirituality helped in times of distressing events. Although each testimony differed as to how spirituality was incorporated in one's life, there were similarities in interviewee beliefs regarding what spirituality should include. The study concluded that incorporation of spirituality yielded positive benefits for individual emotional, physical, and mental well-being.