Over the recent years, increasing attention has been given to the role of spirituality in both mental health and well-being. The catastrophic nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has produced devastating economic, social and psychological effects. During the pandemic, spiritually powerful individuals could transform collective isolation into an opportunity for nourishing their inner lives that enabled holiness, wholeness, and renewal. At this point, spirituality, a source of comfort, support, and meaning, boosts positivity and instills the idea of a sense of belonging and existential interconnectedness. As Captari et al. suggest, during the pandemic spiritual coping acts as a potential protective factor. Spiritual practices can even create a transitional space of consciousness that can be viscerally experienced amidst suffering and trauma.
On the one hand, positive psychology, through positive psychology skills and interventions, also increases well-being and decreases depression during difficult times. The presuppositions of the positive psychology approach coincide with the presuppositions of the spirituality approach in many ways. Positive psychologists also believe that the relationship with the sacred strongly influences an individual’s positive emotions and attitudes. On this point, Barton and Miller advocate that positive psychology and spirituality go hand in hand in creating a positive mood and increasing the resilience of individuals.
With the outbreak of the pandemic, individuals are confronted with a pervasive and disruptive event, creating fear and uncertainty. Actually, in stressful situations, spirituality acts positively on the immune system and promotes better mental health. COVID-19 has created distress leading to the impossibility of feeling meaning in life and suffering undermining individuals’ personal identity. In this sense, spiritual well-being includes everything regarding the need to find peace, meaning, and value in one's life, paving the way for a more positive mood in the face of difficulties. As mentioned by positive psychologists one of the most important functions of spirituality is creating emotional comfort and reducing anxiety during crises. Henceforth, we believe that during the pandemic, spirituality has formed an important component of holistic health management in terms of coping with illness.
Undoubtedly, careful attention to spiritual, emotional, and physical health will remain crucial to our own and others’ capacity to flourish in the aftermath of the pandemic. According to positive psychologists, interconnectedness with the transcendental and any kinds of relief that individuals feel after spiritual exercises can provide evidence of the power of the mind to shape people’s reality and promote resilience.
Hence, in this special issue, we are planning to bring together a collection of papers that can be representative of the breadth of research in the positive psychology of religion and spirituality. We are planning to illuminate the potential positive effects of spirituality on the rapid recovery of individuals in the aftermath of the pandemic.
We intend to include specific research articles in this issue. Articles that cover qualitative research, quantitative research, or field research with mixed methods are welcome. We will accept articles that demonstrate the positive impact of spirituality in both private and corporate life domains after the pandemic.
Studies related to the effects the following have on individuals and organizations during and after the pandemic are of interest to the collection.
-Spirituality
-Spiritual well-being
-Morality
-Workplace spirituality
-Spiritual leadership
-Shared Leadership
-Authentic Leadership
-Positive Psychology
-Psychological Capital
-Resilience
-Gratitude
-Social Support
-Perceived Organizational Support
-Sense of community
-Mindfulness
-Religiosity
-Search for meaning
-Holistic healthcare
-Ethical organizational climate
Over the recent years, increasing attention has been given to the role of spirituality in both mental health and well-being. The catastrophic nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has produced devastating economic, social and psychological effects. During the pandemic, spiritually powerful individuals could transform collective isolation into an opportunity for nourishing their inner lives that enabled holiness, wholeness, and renewal. At this point, spirituality, a source of comfort, support, and meaning, boosts positivity and instills the idea of a sense of belonging and existential interconnectedness. As Captari et al. suggest, during the pandemic spiritual coping acts as a potential protective factor. Spiritual practices can even create a transitional space of consciousness that can be viscerally experienced amidst suffering and trauma.
On the one hand, positive psychology, through positive psychology skills and interventions, also increases well-being and decreases depression during difficult times. The presuppositions of the positive psychology approach coincide with the presuppositions of the spirituality approach in many ways. Positive psychologists also believe that the relationship with the sacred strongly influences an individual’s positive emotions and attitudes. On this point, Barton and Miller advocate that positive psychology and spirituality go hand in hand in creating a positive mood and increasing the resilience of individuals.
With the outbreak of the pandemic, individuals are confronted with a pervasive and disruptive event, creating fear and uncertainty. Actually, in stressful situations, spirituality acts positively on the immune system and promotes better mental health. COVID-19 has created distress leading to the impossibility of feeling meaning in life and suffering undermining individuals’ personal identity. In this sense, spiritual well-being includes everything regarding the need to find peace, meaning, and value in one's life, paving the way for a more positive mood in the face of difficulties. As mentioned by positive psychologists one of the most important functions of spirituality is creating emotional comfort and reducing anxiety during crises. Henceforth, we believe that during the pandemic, spirituality has formed an important component of holistic health management in terms of coping with illness.
Undoubtedly, careful attention to spiritual, emotional, and physical health will remain crucial to our own and others’ capacity to flourish in the aftermath of the pandemic. According to positive psychologists, interconnectedness with the transcendental and any kinds of relief that individuals feel after spiritual exercises can provide evidence of the power of the mind to shape people’s reality and promote resilience.
Hence, in this special issue, we are planning to bring together a collection of papers that can be representative of the breadth of research in the positive psychology of religion and spirituality. We are planning to illuminate the potential positive effects of spirituality on the rapid recovery of individuals in the aftermath of the pandemic.
We intend to include specific research articles in this issue. Articles that cover qualitative research, quantitative research, or field research with mixed methods are welcome. We will accept articles that demonstrate the positive impact of spirituality in both private and corporate life domains after the pandemic.
Studies related to the effects the following have on individuals and organizations during and after the pandemic are of interest to the collection.
-Spirituality
-Spiritual well-being
-Morality
-Workplace spirituality
-Spiritual leadership
-Shared Leadership
-Authentic Leadership
-Positive Psychology
-Psychological Capital
-Resilience
-Gratitude
-Social Support
-Perceived Organizational Support
-Sense of community
-Mindfulness
-Religiosity
-Search for meaning
-Holistic healthcare
-Ethical organizational climate
