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Do spiritual ceremonies affect participants' quality of life? A pilot study
1Technical University of Dortmund, Center for Continuing Education, Hohe Strasse 141, 44139 Dortmund, Germany.
Objectives:
As an attempt to explore and quantify the potential effects of spiritual ceremonies, the present study evaluated the effect of a spiritual ceremony on four independent facets of quality of life.
Design:
Overall, ten persons participated in a half-day spiritual ceremony. Participants completed a survey on quality of life (a) four weeks prior to the ceremony (T1), (b) three days before (T2) and (c) four weeks after the ceremony (T3).
Results:
Statistical analyses demonstrated that the ceremony had a positive effect on spiritual and mental quality of life. The ceremony did not enhance participants' physical and emotional quality of life. Implications for future research are discussed.
Conclusions:
Spiritual ceremonies might serve as a booster for spiritual and mental quality of life.
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