ERIC Number: ED636888
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 108
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ISBN: 979-8-3799-0381-7
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Care Ethics and Tending to Undergraduate Spiritual Well-Being: Spiritual Care Experiences and Outcomes at a Midwestern Catholic University
Kristen R. Deane
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, College of Saint Mary
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to better understand the spiritual care experience and describe perceptions about how spiritual care received via a campus minister impacts spiritual well-being for undergraduates at an urban, Midwestern Catholic university. To explore this question, five undergraduate students participated in individual interviews and shared their experiences with and perceptions of the spiritual care they received at their institution. The researcher used a hermeneutic approach to analyze interview transcriptions and evaluate data for themes. Two themes emerged as a result of the study: isolation and negative emotions increase undergraduate spiritual distress, and meeting social and relational needs increase spiritual well-being. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Caring, Ethics, Religious Factors, Undergraduate Students, Urban Schools, Religious Colleges, Catholics, Student Experience, Psychological Patterns, Social Isolation, Well Being
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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