SPIRITUALITY, SEXUALITY AND WELLBEING: META-ANALYSIS

Abstract

A positive association between Spirituality, Sexuality, and Wellbeing have been part of the Eastern tradition since ancient times. Satisfying sexual relationships were considered as the most needed psychological ingredient to achieve spirituality. However, studies showing this association have been very rare in the past. Wellbeing is seen from a holistic viewpoint where one’s Sexuality and Spirituality contribute to the fullest. The present study tries to find out how religious and spiritual, cultural practices are related to sexual practices which in turn affects the well-being of the individual. The paper adopted systematic review process to synthesise quantitative studies on sexuality, spirituality, and wellbeing. PRISMA model is followed in sample selection to report the study process and findings. In total, 26 articles are included for meta-analysis. We applied random-effect model to test the effect size of the relationship among the variables. The results indicated significant positive effect of spirituality on sexuality and significant negative effect of religiosity on sexual behaviour irrespective of the cultural context.