Spirituality And Resilience

Abstract

Resilience is bouncing back from any adversities that an individual may face in life, coming back stronger from that hardship and moving on to create a more meaningful life. Grit refers to the determination that an individual demonstrates in pursuing his long term goals. For an individual to demonstrate high grit and resilience, he should have a positive orientation in life with deep values and meaning through which they achieve meaning in life. It can be assumed that if the level of spirituality would be low, low grit as well as low resilience would also be observed. The paper aims to study the levels of spirituality, grit and resilience in college-going young adults and the existing relationship of spirituality with resilience and

It influences how he lives, how he reacts to stressful situations, how well and how quickly he recovers from emotional strain. It gives a sense of significance to life and may or may not include belief in a higher divine power. People with a spiritual orientation may view a variety of life’s areas as sacred and, thus, seek help when they feel that their physical and emotional well-being is threatened.

People with spiritual inclinations live with the belief of purpose and glean hope from that belief even in adverse circumstances. Spiritual striving, aspiring to reach the sacred as a goal of life, has been found to correlate highest with well-being compared to other forms of striving (Wong, 1998; Mascaro, 2006). Spiritual striving can improve a sense of self and relationships and creates a connection to the

83% of adolescents and young adults and 71 % of older adults were found to demonstrate an overlap in the level of personal spirituality and level of positive psychology traits.

A positive orientation towards life is expected when an individual demonstrates high grit and resilience. Being gritty and resilient would entail the individual searching for the meaning of his life, having set goals, unrelenting in achieving them in spite of any and all hindrances that may come in the way. It is expected that individuals who show high grit and resilience would also show high spirituality as such individuals also demonstrate a continuous striving towards perfection and diligence for his work.

Above mentioned researches have established a positive relationship between spirituality and various positive traits; however these researches are very few. Furthermore, studies establishing the relationship of spirituality with grit and resilience were found to be equally sparse. The researchers wish to assess the levels of spirituality, resilience and grit in young adults as well as establish the relationship of spirituality with grit and