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A Comparison of Medical and Non-Medical Students on Attitudes towards Spirituality


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1 Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
     

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The paper reports results of a study to examine attitudes towards spirituality among medical and non medical students. The sample consisted of 404 medical and non medical students of both genders; 259 girls and 145 boys. The age range of the sample was between 18 and 21 years. The tools used in the study were Personal Information Data Sheet, and the Spirituality Scale. The data were analyzed using t-test. Medical students were found to have a high level of attitudes toward spirituality and lesser for Non medical students. The results revealed gender differences in spirituality. The implications of the study for adolescent college students' health and wellbeing are discussed.

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Spirituality , Medical Students, Non Medical Students.
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Authors

Theja Prabhakar
Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
B. Rangaiah
Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
Rameshbabu Tamarana
Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India

Abstract


The paper reports results of a study to examine attitudes towards spirituality among medical and non medical students. The sample consisted of 404 medical and non medical students of both genders; 259 girls and 145 boys. The age range of the sample was between 18 and 21 years. The tools used in the study were Personal Information Data Sheet, and the Spirituality Scale. The data were analyzed using t-test. Medical students were found to have a high level of attitudes toward spirituality and lesser for Non medical students. The results revealed gender differences in spirituality. The implications of the study for adolescent college students' health and wellbeing are discussed.

Keywords


Spirituality , Medical Students, Non Medical Students.