Page No: 246-254
Shalini Duggal Jha andKamlesh Singh
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Research on spirituality is gathering momentum nowadays, and examining the concept
in the Indian cultural context would give an insight into how a traditionally collectivist
culture responds to spirituality. An evident trend in the country is that of urbanization. The
purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between spiritual well-being
and collectivism in India with regard to their relationship with urbanization. Some 400
students—200 male and 200 female—from four differently urbanized places in north
India were asked to complete the Individualism-Collectivism Scale, and JAREL Spiritual
Well-Being Scale. The results indicated that spiritual well-being and collectivism were
signifi cantly positively correlated. Urbanization was also signifi cantly related with both
variables. Both collectivism and spiritual well-being were lower in places in north India
that are more urbanized. This study proves to be an exploratory investigation that
provides insights into the relationship between these two constructs understood with
reference to their relationship with urbanization.