Defining spiritual health: a review of the literature
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(1991). Defining Spiritual Health: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Health Education: Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 287-290.
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Although biological, psychological, social, economic and spiritual dimensions of well-being have been acknowledged in the literature, the way they are operationalised as dimensions across measures of well-being is largely unstated.
“Although the biological, psychological, social, economic and spiritual dimensions of well-being have been acknowledged in the literature,22–24 the way in which they are operationalised as dimensions across measures of well-being is largely unstated.”
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- Authors
- Bensley, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Central Michigan University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bensley, Robert J.
- ORCID
- Bensley, Robert J.
- Venue
- Journal of Health Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1991-10
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 287-290
- ISSN
- 0097-0050 (ISSN-L)
- 1055-6699
- OpenAlex
- W1577925067
- Cited by
- 90
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 0.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Demography › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- spiritual health, spirituality
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