INTRINSIC SPIRITUALITY AND GRIT 1
Intrinsic Spirituality and Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long Term Goals
Barbara de Oliveira, MBA
Research Methods and Statistics II – PSYCH515
Psychology Department, Liberty University
Dr. Dayna Harris
INTRINSIC SPIRITUALITY AND GRIT 2
Abstract
Spirituality is often viewed as religiosity with a conceptualized idea that most spirituality
involves (denomination and non-denomination) church worship as well as organized celebrations
of one’s religion. The idea that religiosity must consist of a specified practice, with the
commitment to the religion itself has brought on (to many) a desire to live a life of divine
connection with oneself and with others while creating a sense of success through meaningful
work, divine worship, and commitment. Spirituality alone is not a vehicle to success, and
although the application of perseverance in (one’s) daily life will bring by a sense of completion
and achievement, without spirituality, it may not always bring a feeling of self-worth. A study
has been conducted to find the correlation between the application of spirituality in one’s life and
its effect on (one’s) grit: perseverance and passion for long term goals.
Keywords: Spirituality, religiosity, commitment, grit
Results
Created to assess the relationship between Intrinsic Spirituality and Grit: Perseverance
and Passion for Long Term Goals, this survey consisted of a sample size of 21 participants with
ages ranging from 18 to above 49 years of age. Participants above the age of 49 accounted for
42.85% of participants, participants age group between 18-24 as well as participants age group
