The relationship between one\u27s spirituality, psychological well-being and satisfaction in relationships

Namen magistrskega dela z naslovom Posameznikovo zadovoljstvo z odnosi in psihično blagostanje v povezavi z duhovnostjo je preučiti statistično pomembno povezavo med zadovoljstvom v partnerskih odnosih, psihičnim zdravjem in zadovoljstvom ter duhovno izraznostjo posameznika. V zadnjih nekaj letih je bilo na področju raziskovanja duhovnosti in psihičnega blagostanja izvedenih kar nekaj raziskav, ki dokazujejo pomembnost duhovnosti za blagostanje posameznika. V slovenskem prostoru še nismo zasledili raziskave, ki bi preverjala omenjeno povezanost, zato smo se odločili, da jo preverimo na slovenskem vzorcu udeležencev. V Teoretičnem delu smo se najprej poglobili v raziskovanje in opisovanje področij raziskovalnega problema, kot so duhovnost, psihično zdravje in zadovoljstvo ter zadovoljstvo v partnerskem odnosu. V raziskavi je bila uporabljena kvantitativna metodologija. Za pridobivanje podatkov smo uporabili tri merske pripomočke: Vprašalnik izrazov duhovnosti (ESI-R), Lestvica psihičnega zdravja in zadovoljstva (PWB) in Kazalnik zadovoljstva v partnerskem odnosu (CSI). Vzorec je zajemal 205 udeležencev. Rezultati analize so pokazali, da obstaja statistično pomembna povezanost med duhovno izraznostjo posameznika in naslednjimi dimenzijami psihičnega zdravja in zadovoljstva: dimenzijo osebne rasti, dimenzijo pozitivnega odnosa do sebe oz. sprejemanja samega sebe, dimenzijo pozitivnih in kvalitetnih medosebnih odnosov, dimenzijo avtonomije in obvladovanja okolja. Prav tako je bila ugotovljena statistično pomembna povezava med duhovno izraznostjo posameznika in njegovim zadovoljstvom v partnerskem odnosu. Na podlagi naših podatkov pa med duhovno izraznostjo posameznika in njegovim doživljanjem smisla v življenju ni bilo statistično pomembne povezanosti, zato smo eno hipotezo ovrgli. Naloga zaključuje, da je duhovna izraznost posameznika zelo pomemben dejavnik, ki vpliva na njegovo psihično zdravje in zadovoljstvo ter na zadovoljstvo v partnerskem odnosu. Boljše razumevanje in upoštevanje duhovne dimenzije posameznika lahko tako bistveno prispeva k večjemu splošnemu psihičnemu blagostanju posameznika in partnerjev. Priporoča se nadaljnje raziskovanje tega področja, ki bi vključevalo večji vzorec, da bi pridobili še širše in bolj reprezentativne ugotovitve o povezanosti duhovne izraznosti in psihične blaginje ter zadovoljstva v partnerskem odnosu.This master\u27s thesis is aimed to examine the correlation between spirituality, psychological well-being and satisfaction in partner relationships. In the past few years, quite a few studies have been conducted in the field of spirituality and psychological well-being, which prove the importance of spirituality for the well-being of the individual. We have not found any research in the Slovenian area that would verify the mentioned connection, so we decided to do a research on a Slovenian sample of participants. In the theoretical part, we first delved into the research and description of the areas of the research problem, such as spirituality, psychological health and satisfaction, and satisfaction in the partner relationship. Quantitative methodology was used in the research. We used three measuring tools to collect data: the Spiritual Expressions Questionnaire (ESI-R), the Psychological Health and Satisfaction Scale (PWB) and the Partner Relationship Satisfaction Index (CSI). The sample consisted of 205 participants. The results of the analysis showed that there is a statistically significant connection between an individual\u27s spiritual expressiveness and the following dimensions of psychological well-being: the dimension of personal growth, the dimension of self-acceptance, the dimension of positive relations with others, the dimension of autonomy and environmental mastery. Also, a statistically significant connection was found between individual\u27s spiritual expressiveness and his satisfaction in a partner relationship. Based on our data, however, there was no statistically significant connection between an individual\u27s spiritual expressiveness and his experience of purpose in life, so we rejected one hypothesis. The assignment concludes that an individual\u27s spiritual expressiveness is a very important factor that affects his psychological well-being, as well as satisfaction in a partner relationship. A better understanding and consideration of the spiritual dimension of the individual can thus significantly contribute to greater overall psychological well-being of the individual and partners together. Further research in this area, which would include a larger sample, is recommended in order to obtain even broader and more representative findings on the connection between spiritual expressiveness and psychological well-being and satisfaction in the partner relationship