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Abstracto

Spirituality and Student Life: A Comparative Exploration of Medical and Nonmedical Science Students Well-Being

Tabitha Gheevarghese

Spiritual well-being is a unique source that coordinates physical, mental, and social dimensions, and it is characterized by stability in life, peace, adjustment, and harmony, a sense of close relationship with oneself, God, society, and the environment. Spiritual well-being consists of two components of religious well-being and existential well-being. Religious well-being is a sign of communication with God, and existential well-being is the sense of purpose in life, peace, and life satisfaction. Spiritual well-being had an effect on the physical, social, and psychological aspects
of an individual’s life. University students in this period of life take more responsibility for their health and have greater control over their lifestyle than adolescents. Lifestyle changes can have strong implications on their health and wellbeing. Furthermore, mental health among university students could be affected by spiritual well-being. The transition from adolescence to the youth period causes young people to face sensitive and critical situations.