Among 179 Omani undergraduates, ethical training and the personal value of self-transcendence significantly predicted moral behavior, while openness to change, conservation, and self-enhancement showed no significant effect. The findings suggest that integrating ethics education focused on self-transcendence into university curricula could foster integrity and moral decision-making across cultural contexts.
Contemplative visual art-making serves as a spiritual practice for adults in early and middle adulthood. Twelve participants aged 31 to 58 were interviewed, revealing 11 themes organized into three substructures: lived experiences in visual art making, forms of contemplative practice in visual art making, and benefits experienced. The findings highlight the value of a contemplative approach to visual art-making as a spiritual practice.