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Measuring a dimension of spirituality for health research
— validity of the Spirituality Index of Well-Being | | Author(s) | Bruce B Frey, Timothy P Daaleman, Vicki Peyton |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 27, no 5, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp 556-579 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; Health [elderly] ; Measurement ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Health-related studies of spirituality are threatened by the lack of conceptual distinctions between religion and spirituality, the use of small, non-generalisable samples, and by measurement error in many instruments that unreliably and invalidly capture this domain. The authors review the construct and validity evidence for the Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB), an instrument designed to measure a dimension of spirituality linked to subjective well-being in patient populations. The SIWB was developed using qualitative research methods and subsequently conceptualised with two dimensions: self-efficacy and life scheme. Primary psychometric data from three sample populations are reviewed and summarised. A secondary, confirmatory analysis, using pooled data from all samples, supports the theoretical two-factor structure. In addition SIWB scores correlate more strongly with established measures of well-being that the validity of the Spirituality Well-Being Scale (SWB) or other recognised religiosity instruments. The SIWB is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in health-related studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050926216 A |
| Classmark | EX: D:F:5HH: CC: 3R: 7T |
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