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Norms for the Spiritual Weil-Being Scale
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As part of the growing interest in quality of life and subjective well-being, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale was constructed to measure the spiritual dimension. Research has shown good reliability for the scale and has provided encouraging support for its validity. It indicates well-being in a variety of spheres, including physical and mental health, psychological adjustment, and assertiveness. However, no norms have been published and little descriptive data have been readily available for the scale. Test-retest and internal consistency reliability coefficients and descriptive data are presented for several religious, student, and client groups. In evangelical samples the typical individual gets the maximum score; thus, the scale is not useful in distinguishing among individuals for purposes such as selection of spiritual leaders. The scale is currently useful for research and as a global index of lack of well-being.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bufford, R. K., Paloutzian, R. F., & Ellison, C. W.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychology and Theology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1991-03
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56-70
- ISSN
- 0091-6471 (ISSN-L)
- 2328-1162
- OpenAlex
- W2794198050
- Cited by
- 406
- References
- 21
- FWCI
- 4.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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