Challenge and Support: Worldview Champions Promote Spiritual Wellness
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2022-11-07
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Extending research on encouraging students’ spiritual explorations in ways that enhance their
overall wellbeing, this study examined how faculty and staff provided support to college students
dealing with challenges to their spiritual wellness. Findings suggest that common challenges to
spiritual wellness, such as encountering spiritual dissonance or feeling spiritually stifled, can be
ameliorated when faculty and staff function as worldview champions who provide support by
promoting spiritual self-leadership, helping students find their place in a spiritual community, and
advocating for spaces for spiritual engagement