Ethical approval This research did not need any informed consent because we did library research. Results In common terms, superstition or the belief in it is a routine and common word that is also defined as luck, intuition, irrational thoughts, and locus of control.
Nursing A small part of the information and studies conducted were related to nursing. Sociology In sociological terms, everybody can be said to have superstitious beliefs—some more and some less. Psychology In this field, the belief in luck and superstition is defined as the focus and locus of control.
Maturity of the concept of superstition As discussed earlier, the first stage of concept analysis is to find evidence of the concept's maturity and its inclusion in a discipline. Epistemology Has the concept been clearly defined? Practicability Has the research been evidence-based? Semantics Has this concept been properly defined?
Deduction and logic Has this concept differentiated its boundaries from those of other concepts? The questions were: Is superstition inherent or an acquired attribute? What are the consequences and outcomes of superstition? Question Nursing Sociology Psychology Is superstition an inherent or an acquired attribute? The prevalence of physical problems, increased health care costs Intellectual inertia, fear of innovation, inability to affect change Reduced anxiety and stress, fatalism, increased satisfaction with life What are the shared aspects of superstition in different societies?
Adherence to superstition in care affairs and life, derived from ignorance and affecting all three fields of sociology, nursing, and psychology, having a fatalist spirit. Open in a separate window. Boundaries of superstition Other concepts that have close relationships with superstition and some of its features include beliefs, locus of control, and intuition. The features and preconditions of superstition The lack of knowledge about events The lack of control over the environment Fatalist thinking.
Consequences of superstition According to Bandura's theory, a behavior can be formed following the reinforcements of that behavior and can even have positive effects. Manifesto Superstition is adherence to delusions that have no intellectual or scientific explanation and lead to superstitious behaviors that are caused by a false notion of the causes and effects of events. Conclusion People still believe in superstitions all around the world.
Language development This study showed that superstitious beliefs exist throughout the world. Knowledge translation Moreover, the effect of the nursing profession on the quality of life and the control and treatment of diseases and their complications is not a secret to anyone.
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J Anxiety Disord. Keep your fingers crossed! How superstition improves performance. Within sport, superstitions have been shown to reduce tension and provide a sense of control over unpredictable, chance factors. Superstition practices tend to vary across sports, but there are similarities.
Within football, gymnastics and athletics, for example, competitors reported praying for success, checking their appearance in the mirror and dressing well to feel better prepared. Players and athletes also engage with personalized actions and behaviours—such as wearing lucky clothes, kit, and charms. Famous sportspeople often display superstitious behaviours.
Rafael Nadal has an array of rituals that he performs each time he plays. These include the manner in which he places his water bottles and taking freezing cold showers. Nadal believes these rituals help him to find focus, flow, and perform well.
What all this shows is that superstitions can provide reassurance and can help to reduce anxiety in some people. But while this may well be true, research has shown that actions associated with superstitions can also become self-reinforcing—in that the behavior develops into a habit and failure to perform the ritual can actually result in anxiety.
This is even though the actual outcome of an event or situation is still dependent on known factors—rather than unknown supernatural forces.
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Superstition and society Throughout human history, charms, rites and rituals have been used to attempt to retake control of life, particularly in times of distress and uncertainty. Image by Cursivainfo on pixabay. Nasty, brutish and short Europe in the 17th century was a frightening place. Hope and fear In , as Dutch society drifted towards a crisis, he set out to defend the freedom of philosophising in the anonymously published Theological-Political Treatise. Excommunicated Spinoza, painting by Samuel Hirszenberg.
The Leviathan For Spinoza, problems in Dutch society stemmed from the inappropriate intervention of religious power into its politics and everyday life.
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