Spiritual Well-Being Index for Incarcerated Populations: An Exploratory Study

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Author(s): S. Srinivasan (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India), R. Vallipriya (Department of Physical Science, Institute of Education, Tamil Nadu Teacher Education University, India)and Ajay Kumar Singh (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 36
Source title: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Its Intersection With Health and Well-Being
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sandeep Poddar (Lincoln University College, Malaysia)and Waliza Ansar (Behala College, India)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9755-8.ch015

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare / Public Health & Healthcare Delivery / Sustainability

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This study explores the spiritual well-being of incarcerated individuals, a topic less examined compared to the relationship between criminality and religiosity. Data were collected from 259 inmates in Tamil Nadu's Central Prisons, Special Prisons for Women, and Open Air Prisons, using the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. This tool encompasses five dimensions: Divine Connectedness (DC), Self Connectedness (SC), Other Connectedness (OC), Nature Connectedness (NC), and the Spirituality Rating Index (SRI). Employing a descriptive research design, the study combined qualitative and quantitative methods, with SPSS version 23 used for analysis. Statistical techniques included descriptive and multivariate methods such as frequency, mean, standard deviation, and correlation, focusing on the Spiritual Rating Scale across dimensions.

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