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Table 2 Summary of the emerged subcategories and categories of concept of spirituality

From: Factors promoting Iranian older adults’ spirituality: a qualitative content analysis

Examples

Subcategories

Categories

• a sense of change in the direction of one’s needs in life towards spiritual examples,

Highlighting of personal spirituality

Insight in personal belief

• expansion of understanding and span of spirituality regarding God,

• like to reach spiritual heights,

Attempts to reach spiritual goals

• doing spiritual activities based on religious commands and traditions,

• bring the light of faith back to the friends

• developing kindness and forgiveness,

Getting socialized spirituality

Spiritual socialization

• observing moral principles in interaction with others,

• keeping others’ secrets,

• spiritual behavior in the family,

Fulfilling the role of a spiritual role model

• benefiting the society and having an influence,

• raise decent children who benefit the society

• forgive and respond a bad deed with a good one,

Positive attitude towards life

Peace of mind

• ignore other peoples’ bad deeds,

• leave those unsolved problems to “God”

• a sense of freedom from worldly desires,

Guarantee of afterlife

• tolerate the mortal nature of life,

• expecting afterlife redemption and prosperity

  1. Bold entries are significant