Organizational Spiritual Maturity (OSM): The Root of Workplace Well-Being

Freer, Adam S.; Robertson, Peter J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30025-8_78

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“…Empirical research on prayer often focuses on indicators of emotional well-being, such as psychological distress and happiness, but they can fluctuate based on life events, and prayer may predict negative emotional well-being (Newman et al, 2023). More stable well-being outcomes might be useful to consider given their reliable associations with many domains of human flourishing (see Steger, 2018). Our finding that prayer frequency is related to an increase in subsequent meaning and purpose and character and virtue when praying for connection is consistent with previous work (Ladd & Spilka, 2002; Whittington & Scher, 2010), and suggests that prayer may serve a moral function.…”

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Effects of prayer frequency and orientations on distress and well-being: Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from Indonesian adults.

Chen,

Jung,

Cook

et al. 2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Research on the benefits of prayer have mainly focused on frequency and often neglect other aspects of prayer. In this Brief Research Report, we reported independent and joint effects of prayer frequency and two prayer orientations on distress and well-being variables. Data included a cross-sectional national sample (n = 579) and a three-wave longitudinal convenience sample (n = 595) of Indonesian adults. Participants responded to questionnaires on prayer frequency, orientations (prayer for comfort and connection), and eight distress and well-being variables. Longitudinal results evidenced a joint effect of prayer frequency and orientations. When oriented by an intention for connection or comfort, prayer had the potential to mitigate subsequent suffering, enhance subsequent meaning and purpose, and promote subsequent character and virtue. The study calls for an examination of prayer variables that extend beyond mere frequency and an expanded framework of wellbeing when exploring potential benefits of prayer.

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