Spirituality and Religion in the Lives of New Zealanders

Kavan, Heather; Vaccarino, Franco; Gendall, Philip

doi:10.18848/2154-8633/cgp/v01i02/51159

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“…One participant's expectation that spiritual needs will gradually wither in NZ's predominantly secular society contradicts recent research indicating the rise of spiritual identification and practices in NZ-although accompanied by a decline in religious affiliation (Vaccarino et al 2011). Vaccarino, Kavan and Gendall found that almost one-third of their sample (n = 1027) identified themselves being spiritual despite not identifying with a religion, and almost half declared they had personal pathways to connect with God outside of formal religious services or institutions.…”

Section: A Secular But Spiritual Society With Numerous Needsmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…As McSherry (McSherry et al 2008(McSherry et al , p. 1004 states, "teaching spirituality is ethically contentious". It can invoke the idea of religion, which is problematic for predominantly secular countries like the UK and New Zealand (Gill et al 1998;Vaccarino et al 2011).…”

Section: Cultivating a Common Understanding Of Spiritualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, despite being a largely secular country (Vaccarino et al 2011), recent research has affirmed the importance of spirituality as part of holistic healthcare in New Zealand (NZ): in Egan's study of spirituality in end-of-life care (Egan et al 2011), 99% of participants (patients, family members, health professionals and chaplains) "understood spirituality to be meaningful" (Egan et al 2011, p.321). Whilst chaplaincy has traditionally led the provision of spiritual care, this appears to be changing as healthcare systems, patients' and spiritual needs change (Cobb 2007;Heelas 2006); there is some evidence that suggests nurses provide much of the psycho-social-spiritual care (Egan et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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New Zealand Nurses’ Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual care: Qualitative Findings from a National Survey

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This paper presents the qualitative findings from the first national survey of New Zealand nurses' views on spirituality and spiritual care. The importance of spirituality as a core aspect of holistic nursing care is gaining momentum. Little is currently known about New Zealand nurses' understandings, perceptions and experience of spirituality. Design: A descriptive online survey. Method: A random sample of 2000 individuals resident in New Zealand whose occupation on the New Zealand electoral roll suggested nursing was their current or past occupation were invited via postcard to participate in an online survey. This paper reports on the free response section of the survey. Findings: Overall, 472 invitees responded (24.1%). From the respondents, 63% completed at least one of the optional free response sections. Thematic analysis generated three metathemes: 'The role of spirituality in nursing practice', 'Enabling best practice', and 'Creating a supportive culture'. Conclusions: Spirituality was predominantly valued as a core aspect of holistic nursing care. However, clarity is needed surrounding what constitutes spiritual care and how this intersects with professional responsibilities and boundaries. Participants' insights suggest a focus on improving the consistency and quality of spiritual care by fostering inter-professional collaboration, and improved provision of resources and educational opportunities.

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Section: A Secular But Spiritual Society With Numerous Needsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Section: Cultivating a Common Understanding Of Spiritualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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New Zealand Nurses’ Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual care: Qualitative Findings from a National Survey

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“…Were the base of religious voters to decline in size, this would suggest that the impact of religious voters on support for National has declined, as variation in the impact of social cleavages on party support depends in part on the size of groups (Lachat 2007;Best 2011). While there certainly has been considerable secularisation of society over the past several decades (Hoverd 2008;Vaccarino, Kavan, and Gendall 2011), religion has not gone away and there is still a fairly steady base of religious voters. Among those who remain religiously committed, issues of traditional morality may still matter at the ballot box.…”

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Religious voters and the religious-secular cleavage since 1990

Raymond

2017

Political Science

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Most studies of electoral behaviour in New Zealand do not pay much attention to the religious-secular cleavage. While a few studies noted a religious-secular cleavage prior to the adoption of proportional representation, most have assumed that such a divide since 1996 has been confined to the margins of electoral politics, with religious voters supporting smaller third parties over National. This article re-evaluates this conclusion using data from the New Zealand Election Study since 1990. The analyses show that, rather than supporting small third parties more clearly representing issues of concern to them, religious voters have voted largely for National in most elections as part of a religious-secular cleavage between National

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“…Since the 1960s, there has also been a growth of new and other religion in New Zealand (Elsmore 2005; Hoverd 2008). These include census self‐identifications under the labels: New Age, Scientology, and the category of “Spiritual” (Vaccarino, Kavan, and Gendall 2011).…”

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Group Size and the Trajectory of Religious Identification

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Atkinson

Sibley

2012

Scientific Study of Religion

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The relative size of religious groups or denominations within societies or nations influences variation in the extent to which group members psychologically identify with their religion. National-level census data measuring the proportional size of religious groups in New Zealand are merged with nationally representative data on self-reported psychological identification drawn from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. A multilevel random coefficient model shows a logarithmic function for the relationship between religious group size and average group-level religious identification. Members of smaller religious groups (less than 1.5 percent of the population) tend to strongly identify with their religion, whereas members of groups that are larger in size (over 6 percent of the population) tend to be less identified, on average. Religious group cohesion may be a dynamic process. Larger religious groups are less cohesive and experience more contested identities and ideological positions (average group identification is lower).

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Spirituality and Religion in the Lives of New Zealanders

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New Zealand Nurses’ Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual care: Qualitative Findings from a National Survey

New Zealand Nurses’ Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual care: Qualitative Findings from a National Survey

Religious voters and the religious-secular cleavage since 1990

Group Size and the Trajectory of Religious Identification

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