Himanshi Nigam, Shilpa Kumari, and Shobhna Joshi
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Pages: , 288-295
The concept of flourishing is gaining popularity as it not only signifies the lack of
mental illness but also encompasses a holistic form of well-being. Since the nursing
students experience intense academic and emotional challenges along with high-stress
clinical training environments, it becomes essential to study flourishing among them.
Also, there is an ongoing interest in the religiosity’s substantial potential to enhance
well-being. Thus, the purpose of the present research was to assess the impact
of religious orientation on flourishing among nursing students. The study was conducted
on 211 students, who were purposively selected from 3 nursing institutes at Jhansi.
Their ages ranged between 18-25 years. Self-reported measures including the religiosity
scale and the flourishing scale were used for data collection. Data was analyzed using
correlation and linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that intrinsic religious
orientation and flourishing were positively correlated, suggesting that there is greater
flourishing among those nursing students who incorporate religiosity into their daily
lives. However, no significant correlation was found between extrinsic religious orientation
and flourishing. Also, it was found that flourishing of nursing students is significantly
predicted by their intrinsic religious orientation. Thus, flourishing can be promoted
using intrinsic religiosity as a potential strategy.