A Quantitative Study of Slow Living: Mindfulness, Spirituality and Perceived Stress

Abstract

This study employed a correlational research methodology. Convenient sampling was utilized, and the sample consisted of 73 individuals: 50 females (65%), 13 males (16%), and 10 others (13%). The study measured the constructs using the Spirituality Perspective Scale (SPS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Lifestyle Questions, and Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R). There was no significant correlation found between any of the study factors and the outcome variable. Spirituality, mindfulness, and lifestyle are the predictor variables that adversely but not substantially predicted perceived stress (F (3, 68),.998, p =.399), indicating that the four elements under investigation do not significantly affect the level of perceived stress in the overall model. Furthermore, R2 =.04 indicates that the model accounts for 0.4% of the variation in perceived stress. Because of sample size and additional theoretical and data-driven considerations in this specific sample, none of the model's components, either separately or collectively, significantly affect the outcome variable