Open AccessContribution of Spirituality and Attachment in Life Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Urvashi Sharma,
Archana Satsangi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of indian psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-3429
pISSN - 2348-5396
DOI - 10.25215/0404.043
Subject(s) - spirituality , life satisfaction , psychology , materialism , social psychology , sample (material) , life style , competition (biology) , applied psychology , medicine , theology , ecology , philosophy , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , chromatography , biology
In the present era, frequently changing life style gives cutthroat competition and desire to be success in this competition makes unhealthy environment for present generation. People are stuck on materialistic thing which gives short-term satisfaction only. It is not permanent although people blindly follows this life style making themselves sick. But some people are aware that material life is temporary therefore they move their attitude towards the path of spirituality that illuminate his or her life and ultimately leads to life satisfaction. Therefore researchers is curious to explore the relationship among spirituality, attachment and life satisfaction. Present paper is an attempt to examine the contribution of spirituality and attachment in life satisfaction among middle age people. The sample comprises 100 subjects (50 males & 50 females), working in bank, and teaching profession. The sample has taken from Mathura city only. Sample is equal in terms of education, individual income, age, and marital status. In order to find out the contribution of spirituality and attachment on life satisfaction, correlation design is used. The result reveals that spirituality is positive contributor for life satisfaction.