The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs consists of 20 items presented in a likerttype format with six response options ranging from strongly. Reliability and validity of the functional assessment of. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population. Both the religious and existential wellbeing subscales of the spiritual wellbeing scale were found to have significant negative correlations with hopelessness, however existential wellbeing had a higher level of significance. The twofactor model of this shortened version, with factors corresponding to the religious and the existential subscales of the spiritual well being scale, shows a satisfactory fit with the data. Psychometric evaluation of ellisons spiritual wellbeing scale. Spwb was assessed by the functional assessment of chronic illness therapyspiritual wellbeing scale, version 4 facitsp12, v. All patients completed ellisons spiritual wellbeing scale eswbs and the beck depression inventoryii bdi at baseline.
Pdf the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population of. Pdf psychometric properties of thai spiritual wellbeing scale. Two factor analyses, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, were conducted in order to test the validity of the swbs. In lithuania research on spiritual health has not been developed yet as a result of political thinking in the post soviet legacy which sought to eliminate the factor of spirituality from scientific context, and also due to recent socioeconomic trends to overemphasize the. Many factors influence the abilities of counselors to assist those who seek their guidance. Development and application of a spiritual wellbeing. Spirituality scale please indicate your level of agreement to the following statements by circling the appropriate number that corresponds with the answer key.
Evaluation of the spiritual wellbeing scale in a sample. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs consists of 20 items presented in a likert type format with six response options ranging from strongly. The spiritual wellbeing scale was developed as a way of assessing how well. The authors found that in general, adolescents that have higher religiosity andor spirituality fare better than their less religious or spiritual peers. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs developed by paloutzian and ellison.
Spiritual health as an integral component of human. If you are unsure if the swbs will meet your needs, you may wish to purchase the specimen set in order to examine the scale english. The relationship between spiritual wellbeing and quality. We hypothesized that christians who listen to mostly christian. Domains of spiritual wellbeing and development and validation of the spiritual wellbeing questionnaire. In this study, a descriptive crosssectional survey design was used.
Correlation of the holy spirit questionnaire with the. The spiritual well being scale was utilized to determine if spiritual wellbeing was a predictor of abstinence at the 8 week mark. The aim of this study is to actualize personal spiritual health as a fundamental component of human wellbeing. Discussion paper spirituality and wellbeing strategy group 1 july 20 1. Spiritual wellbeing is described as a dual status which includes. Fisher 1998 proposed a spiritual wellbeing model, comprising primary factors for the domains of personal, communal, environmental and transcendental wellbeing, that cohere to form a single higher order or global spiritual wellbeing dimension. The questionnaire was completed by 496 adults from several areas of attica 31. In the last few decades, there has been a resurgence of spiritual. This study explored the psychometric qualities and construct validity of the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs. Spiritual health as an integral component of human wellbeing. The eswbs consists of a total scale score and a religious wellbeing subscale and an existential wellbeing subscale score.
Self measures for spiritual well being spirituality index of. It provides an overall measure of the perception of spiritual quality of life, as well as subscale scores for religious and existential wellbeing. Previous research has yielded supportive evidence on the positive influence of spiritual wellbeing in health care, especially in the context of a serious and lifelimiting illness such as cancer. Spirituality and spiritual wellbeing among a group of. Factors related to academic success among nursing students. Self measures for spiritual well being spirituality index. The spiritual well being scale swbs consists of 20 items presented in a likerttype format with six response options ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree bufford et al. What is the level of spiritual wellbeing in older adults living in the. Psycho spiritual wellbeing is an area of interest to researchers all over the world. In this survey study, we examined the effect of christian music with lyrics versus secular music with lyrics written as christian music and secular music on the moral competence and spiritual wellbeing of college students. The spiritual perspective scale similarly assesses the importance of spirituality in a persons life, although it does not subdivide the religious and spiritual domains as the former scale does. This research explored the relationship between the spiritual well being of christian counselors and one measure of their abilities to intervene therapeutically for their clientscounselor adaptability.
The spiritual wellbeing scale swb is a general indicator of perceived wellbeing used for the assessment of individual and congregational spiritual wellbeing. Evaluation of the spiritual wellbeing scale in a sample of college. Participants completed the selfassessment hospital anxiety and depression scale hads and functional assessment of chronic illness therapyspiritual wellbeing scale facitsp12 scales, which were sealed in opaque envelopes. The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy facit system is an established, comprehensive set of healthrelated qualityoflife measures 10,11.
Evaluation of the spiritual wellbeing scale in a sample of college students. In addition, siwb scores correlate more strongly with established measures of well being than the spiritual well being scale swb or other. Questionnaires and all related subscales, translations, and adaptations facit system are owned and ed by david cella, ph. N u r s i n g t h e o r y a n d c o n c e p t d e v e l o p m e n t o r a n a ly s i s towards clarification of the meaning of. Clinical data collection used semistructured interviews for the diagnosis of depression and spiritual distress. Self report measures for love and compassion research. The siwb is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in healthrelated studies. Psychology and mental health philosophy and religion christians psychological aspects research.
Original article spiritual wellbeing and minor psychiatric. Subjects received the 21mg transdermal nicotine patch for 8 weeks, along with smoking cessation counseling. Hopelessness and spiritual wellbeing in persons with hiv. The relationship between spiritual wellbeing and counselor. Focuses on personal experience related to spiritual health and spiritual. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs consists of 20 items presented in a likerttype format with six response options ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree bufford et al. Ten of the items assesses religious wellbeing and the other 10 assesses existential wellbeing. Optimum wellness balances the following five basic dimensions. What is the level of spiritual well being in older adults living in the.
The bis was developed and evaluated in communities that value physical, psychological, and spiritual well being. Ellison, 1983 and the spiritual wellbeing subscale of the mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing scale vellabrodrick, 1995. Spiritual well being is described as a dual status which includes. Domains of spiritual wellbeing and development and. The jarel spiritual wellbeing scale, an instrument that assesses spiritual wellbeing, and an additional questionnaire were. The spiritual wellbeing scale expresses religious wellbeing as the quality of a relationship with god, but a god that is positively viewed as supportive and contributing to a sense of wellbeing. The assessment of spiritual wellbeing in cancer patients. In line with this model, gomez and fisher 2003 published the spiritual wellbeing questionnaire swbq, with scales for measuring personal. Spwb was assessed by the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being scale, version 4 facitsp12, v. Practical features this is a paper and pencil scale with approximately 20 items.
Physical dimension this dimension is related to sound nutritional practices. Base your answers on what you have experienced during the last six months, not what you think you should or would like to say. Our analysis determined that the factors had initial eigenvalues above 1, and that they accounted for 61. Author links open overlay panel rapson gomez a john w fisher b. The body insight scale bis measures three forms of body awareness that support physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing. The relationship between spiritual wellbeing and quality of. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population of attica. The jarel spiritual well being scale, an instrument that assesses spiritual well being, and an additional questionnaire were. The spiritual wellbeing scale is excellent to assess spiritual and religious commitment in a persons life.
This result seems somewhat unexpected, given that previous studies showed that awareness of terminal illness was associated with better spiritual wellbeing in terminal cancer patients. The spiritual wellbeing scale is a general indicator of perceived wellbeing which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational spiritual wellbeing. Pdf the aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the shortened version of the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in czech. These students were taken from the population of cedarville university and were aged 1825. Spiritual wellbeing scale swbs ellison and smith 1991. Psychometric evaluation of ellisons spiritual wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to standardize a greek version of the spiritual wellbeing scale and to study its psychometric qualities on greek population. The spiritual wellbeing scale ellison, 1983 is a 20 item selfreport attitudinal measure of ones religious and existential wellbeing. There is a growing incidence of cancer worldwide that poses a considerable threat to quality. The spiritual well being scale was utilized to determine if spiritual well being was a predictor of abstinence at the 8 week mark.
Forms, groups to which applicable this scale is offered in one form directed at an adult population e. Physical dimension this dimension is related to sound nutritional practices, maintaining proper weight, participating in regular exercise, getting enough sleep. Spiritual wellbeing scale swb statistics solutions. Scale development and validation 75 according to chandler, holden, and kolander 1992, spirituality is related to the innate capacity or tendency to seek and move beyond the individuals current location. In addition, siwb scores correlate more strongly with established measures of wellbeing than the spiritual wellbeing scale swb or other. Self measures for spiritual well being spiritual well being. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population of. Life advance helping asses your relationship with god, sense of life purpose and life satisfaction. It has been used extensively as a research measurement of spiritual wellbeing. Correlation of the holy spirit questionnaire with the spiritual wellbeing scale and the spiritual assessment inventory. It provides an overall measure of the perception of spiritual quality of life, as well as subscale scores for religious and existential well being.
One copy of swbs scoring manual research bibliography must be able to unzip file download. Oct 27, 2016 the aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the shortened version of the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in czech adolescents. These included the spiritual wellbeing scale ellison, 1983. The spiritual well being scale is excellent to assess spiritual and religious commitment in a persons life. Psycho spiritual well being is an area of interest to researchers all over the world. A revision of the spiritual wellbeing scale by mary. The spiritual well being scale expresses religious well being as the quality of a relationship with god, but a god that is positively viewed as supportive and contributing to a sense of well being. Spiritual well being confirmatory factor analysis, using pooled data from all samples, supports the theoretical twofactor structure. The purpose of this study was to better understand the nurses role in meeting the spiritual needs of clients by examining the nurses own spirituality and spiritual wellbeing and relating it to selected experiences in their personal and professional responsibilities.
Spiritual wellness scale helps individuals explore how. The spiritual well being scale is a general indicator of perceived well being which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational spiritual well being. The twofactor model of this shortened version, with factors corresponding to the religious and the existential subscales of the spiritual wellbeing scale, shows a satisfactory fit with the data. The internal consistency of the swbs was assessed using cronbachs alpha. The proposed study involved the inclusion of a spiritual wellbeing scale at the baseline session. The proposed study involved the inclusion of a spiritual well being scale at the baseline session. In this system, quality of life is defined as the extent to which ones usual or expected physical, emotional, and social wellbeing are affected by a medical condition or its. Below is a list of all scales that are currently part of the facit measurement system. The qol was evaluated using the functional assessment of cancer therapygeneral scale factg, v. Young resilience scale, and the spiritual wellbeing scale and the mayer saloveycaruso emotional intelligence test, was collected from students who met study criteria. It was shown to promote better psychosocial adjustment to cancer 2, 3 and cancerrelated growth 4, 5. The body insight scale bis measures three forms of body awareness that support physical, psychological, and spiritual well being. Spiritual wellbeing scale swb the spiritual wellbeing scale swb is a general indicator of perceived wellbeing used for the assessment of individual and congregational spiritual wellbeing.
Functional evaluation of treatment of chronic disease. Psychospiritual wellbeing is an area of interest to researchers all over the world. Executive summary this paper aims to generate discussion about how we understand and respond to the spirit i spirituality i wairua as an experiential aspect of being human. Internal consistency reliability was assessed using cronbachs alpha. A 20item measure that assesses perceptions of spiritual quality of life. Despite its popularity, the scale has several psychometric deficiencies and is still under development. The authors found that in general, adolescents that have higher religiosity andor spirituality fare.
Spiritual wellbeing assessment rate your spiritual wellbeing by circling the number that best describes you next to each statement below. Humans have a profound need to understand their spirits freeman 1998, which is the core of human existence and o the most elusive and mysterious constituent of our human nature o macquarrie 1972, p. If you are unsure if the swbs will meet your needs, you may wish to purchase the specimen set in order to examine the scale english version and some of the research. It is sensitive to measurement of low and high levels of body awareness. In a combined sample, academic success was correlated with overall spiritual wellbeing, empowerment and resilience.
Spiritual wellbeing and psychological wellbeing in mexican. Even the effectiveness of psy chotherapeutical treatment can depend on the match or mis match between a clients religious or spiritual rs beliefs and the type of psychotherapy. A nationally representative sample of 4217 adolescents participated in the 2014 health behaviour in schoolaged children survey. Description of test, items, and scoring this is a selfreport. Perhaps no factor is more important and more often overlooked than a counselors spiritual well being. The bis was developed and evaluated in communities that value physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the shortened version of the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in czech adolescents.
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