Measuring Spirituality as a Universal Human Experience: A Review of Spirituality Questionnaires

Spirituality is an important theme in health research, since a spiritual orientation can help people to cope with the consequences of a serious disease. Knowledge on the role of spirituality is, however, limited, as most research is based on measures of religiosity rather than spirituality. A questi...

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Auteurs: Jager Meezenbroek, Eltica de (Auteur) ; Visser, Adriaan (Auteur) ; Garssen, Bert (Auteur) ; Schaufeli, Wilmar B. (Auteur) ; Dierendonck, Dirk van 1963- (Auteur) ; Berg, Machteld van den (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2012]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2012, Volume: 51, Numéro: 2, Pages: 336-354
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Transcendence
B Questionnaires
B Connectedness
B Review
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Résumé:Spirituality is an important theme in health research, since a spiritual orientation can help people to cope with the consequences of a serious disease. Knowledge on the role of spirituality is, however, limited, as most research is based on measures of religiosity rather than spirituality. A questionnaire that transcends specific beliefs is a prerequisite for quantifying the importance of spirituality among people who adhere to a religion or none at all. In this review, we discuss ten questionnaires that address spirituality as a universal human experience. Questionnaires are evaluated with regard to psychometric properties, item formulation and confusion with well-being and distress. Although none of the questionnaires fulfilled all the criteria, the multidimensional Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire is promising.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9376-1