Duhovnost kao resurs snage i otpornosti obitelji u rizičnim okolnostima

Ivan Leutar - Izvorni znanstveni članak
Zdravka Leutar

Spirituality as a resource of power and resilience of families in risk circumstances

Sažetak
Duhovnost se može shvatiti kao ljudsku potrebu za pronalaženjem krajnjeg smisla i svrhe u životu te želju da se živi integriranim životom. Istraživanja su pokazala da religiozne obitelji, u odnosu na one koje to nisu, za vrijeme trajanja nesigurnosti, neizvjesnosti i stresa imaju veću razinu vjere i nade u dobar ishod, njihovi članovi rjeđe izražavaju određene sociopatološke pojave. Cilj je rada dobiti uvid kako sudionici doživljavaju duhovnost u suočavanju s rizičnim okolnostima u obitelji, a istraživačko pitanje je: Kakvo je iskustvo sudionika koji prakticiraju duhovni život o ulozi duhovnosti u suočavanju s rizicima u obitelji? Sudionici su osobe kojima je duhovnost važna u životu i iz nje crpe snagu za životne izazove. Sudjelovalo je 12 osoba, oba spola, u dobi od 33 do 57 godina te su svi imali visoku stručnu spremu. U prikupljanju podataka koristio se kvalitativni pristup i metoda polustrukturiranog intervjua. Za analizu podataka korištena je tematska analiza. Dobiveni su sljedeći rezultati: duhovnost je mogući resurs osnaživanja članova obitelji u svim obiteljskim rizicima; duhovnost kao izvor snage moguća kod spoznaje vjere, nade i ljubavi kao istinskih životnih vrijednost; duhovne prakse – kao što su molitva, Božja riječ i sakramenti – osobiti su resursi u nošenju s teškim obiteljskim situacijama; zajedništvo, permanentna edukacija u duhovnosti i trajno obnavljanje u duhovnosti; važnost autentičnog življenja duhovnosti koja se očituje u konkretnim djelima u obitelji i okolini. Krize koje nastaju u duhovnom životu povezane su s krizama vjere i identiteta te postaju sredstva jačanja i transformacije same osobe i članova obitelji. Za korištenje duhovnosti kao resursa otpornosti su važne predispozicije odgoja u vjeri i njegovanja duhovnosti članova od najranije dobi, ali se također spoznalo da duhovnost može biti otkrivena kao resurs upravo kroz krizu i da ona može biti sredstvo transformacije života obitelji.

Abstract
Spirituality is defined as the need to find the end of meaning and purpose in life and a desire to live an integrated life. Studies have shown that religious families, in relation to those who are not, have a higher level of faith and hope of a good outcome during periods of insecurity, uncertainty and stress. Also, their members are less likely to express certain social pathologies. The aim of this Paper is to get an insight into participants’ perception of spirituality as a means of dealing with high-risk conditions in the family, so the research question was about the experience of participants who practice spiritual life on the role of spirituality in facing risks in the family. Participants were persons who find spirituality important in their life and draw strength from it for life’s challenges. There were 12 participants, both sexes, aged 33-57, all highly educated. For data collection, a qualitative approach was used and a method of semi-structured interviews. For data analysis, thematic analysis was used. The following results were obtained: Spirituality is a possible resource of empowerment of family members’ at all family risks. Spirituality as a source of power is possible when faith, hope and love are recognized as true life values and accompanied by spiritual practices such as prayer, reading the Word of God and the sacraments as special resources to cope with difficult family situations, as well as fostering unity, permanent education in spirituality and sustained growth in spirituality. The importance of authentic spirituality of life that is manifested in concrete actions in the family and the environment. The crises that occur in the spiritual life are associated with crises of faith and identity and serve as a means of strengthening and transformation of the very person and family members. To use spirituality as a resource of resilience, it is important to have predispositions in terms of religious education of family members, nurturing spirituality from an early age, but it was also recognized that spirituality can be detected as an empowering resource not before a crisis and can serve as a means of transformation of family life.