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    The relationship between perceived spiritual experience, coping and psychological dysfunctions amongst University of Namibia Main campus students
    (University of Namibia, 2020) Magorokosho, Natasha Kudzai
    The aim of this study was to explore the role that spiritual experience plays in coping with psychological dysfunctions (stress, anxiety and depression) amongst University of Namibia students. The target population were all full time students at the main campus, a total of 13 575. The study sampled 388 students, using the random sampling technique. Three questionnaires were administered to collect data, namely the Socio-Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ), the Daily Spiritual Experience’s Scale (DSES) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). A Pearson correlation coefficient was carried out to measure the strength and direction of the relationships that exists amongst spiritual experience, stress, anxiety and depression among University students. The key findings from the study indicated that there was no significant correlation between spiritual experience and stress. The study further did not find a significant correlation between spiritual experience and anxiety. However, the study found a significant but weak negative correlation between spiritual experience and depression. The data also showed that individuals with no spiritual experience tend to feel overwhelmed and more stressed as they hold themselves accountable for every situation.