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| Author(s): |
Chagas, Camila
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Martins, Leonardo Breno
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Machado, Fatima Regina
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Zangari, Welligton
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Galduroz, Jose Carlos Fernandes
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING; v. 19, n. 1, p. 8-pg., 2023-01-20. |
| Abstract | |
The importance of spirituality as a research topic has been increasingly recognized, which has led to several studies on the topic. Areas including psychology, medicine, and nursing have produced studies on spirituality under a plurality of definitions and methods, which reveals the complexity of the theme. However, this has resulted in a range of potential problems, including: (1) the use of overlapping and contradictory terms between studies, or even within the same study, (2) research methodologies that do not fit the definitions (sometimes unreflectively) assumed by the authors, (3) difficulties, or even the impossibility, of comparing the results of studies, (4) controversies in respect of the inclusion/exclusion of secular groups in research on spirituality, and (5) ambiguous measurements, often being exclusively dependent on each participant's indi-vidual interpretation of what spirituality means. This article discusses these problems, recommends theoreti-cal and methodological alternatives and presents taxonomy of definitions of spirituality.(c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 20/10234-2 - Analysis of theistic and atheistic beliefs as risk or protective factors for the consumption of psychotropic substances |
| Grantee: | Camila Chagas Raimundo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |