Spirituality and Aging: Research and Implications∗

Moberg, David O.

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“…As diferenças encontradas entre os grupos nos coeficientes estruturais (quando se considera os pesos fatoriais constantes) podem decorrer da relevância específica que cada grupo atribui aos diferentes domínios de bem-estar espiritual na sua definição do conceito. Estes resultados parecem sublinhar o impacto das diferenças culturais e dos valores individuais nestas representações de BEE, como já foi assinalado por vários autores (e.g., Moberg, 2002Moberg, , 2008. O reconhecimento destas diferenças subjaz ao desenvolvimento do Spiritual Health and Life Orientation Measure (SHALOM; Fisher, 2006Fisher, , 2008.…”

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“…Mas as conceções sobre o conceito de bem-estar espiritual podem ser influenciadas por fatores culturais que se expressam quer entre culturas, quer dentro de uma mesma cultura. Indicadores aceitáveis para uns grupos podem ser considerados inapropriados para outros que perfilham diferentes valores (Moberg, 2002(Moberg, , 2008. Mesmo operacionalizações abrangentes como a de Gomez e Fisher (2003) podem apresentar variações entre diferentes grupos, em função das suas perspetivas filosófico-religiosas e dos valores que perfilham.…”

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Study of the Factorial Invariance of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) in Physical Activity Practitioners’ of Oriental Inspiration

Gouveia¹,

Pais-Ribeiro²,

Marques³

2012

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ResumoObjetivo: O bem-estar espiritual (BEE) é um constructo sujeito a influências culturais na sua definição. O propósito deste estudo foi contribuir para a validação da versão portuguesa do Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire (SWBQ; Gomez & Fisher, 2003), através da confirmação da sua estrutura fatorial em praticantes de atividades físicas de inspiração oriental (AFO; e.g. tai-chi). Método: Participaram 342 praticantes de yoga (31%), tai-chi (32%), shorinji-kempo (30%) e meditação ativa (7%), de ambos os sexos (53% F) e com experiência continuada na atividade (M = 3,9; DP = 6,1 anos). Resultados: Análises Fatoriais Confirmatórias (AFC) revelaram índices de ajustamento menos favoráveis que os da amostra da população geral portuguesa (Gouveia et al., 2009) quer para o modelo de quatro fatores relacionados quer para o modelo hierárquico. Os modelos refinados ajustam adequadamente. Obtiveram-se bons índices de consistência interna e fiabilidade compósita para os quatro domínios e variância média extraída aceitável para o total de BEE. A Análise Multi-grupos demonstrou que apenas se verifica equivalência dos pesos fatoriais entre os grupos de exercício. Conclusão: Estes resultados contribuem para a validação da versão portuguesa da escala, confirmam impacto das normas culturais e sugerem vantagem na reformulação linguística de alguns itens.Palavras-chave: bem-estar espiritual, características psicométricas, atividade física AbstractAim: Spiritual Well-being (SWB) is a concept influenced by cultural factors. The aim of the present study was to analyze the factorial validity of the Portuguese version of the Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire (SWBQ; Gomez & Fisher, 2003) in physical activities that are inspired by eastern values (e.g. tai-chi). Method: The sample consisted of 342 participants of yoga (31%), tai-chi (32%), shorinji-kempo (30%) and active meditation (7%), of both genders (53% F) and with experience on the respective exercise modality (M = 3.9; DP = 6.1 yrs.). Results: The adjustment indices of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis for both the four-factor structure and the second-order model were less favourable in the present study than the adjustment indices previously obtained with the general population (Gouveia et al., 2009). The refined models fit the data adequately. Internal consistency and composite reliability were good for each of the four SWB factors, and the total SWB mean variance extracted was acceptable. Multi-group analysis supported only factor loadings equivalence between exercise groups. Conclusion: These results contribute substantially to the validation of the Portuguese version of the SWBQ. Moreover, the results obtained confirm the possible effect of cultural norms when the questionnaire is answered, and point out the importance of reformulating some of the translated items in order to increase validity.

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Study of the Factorial Invariance of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) in Physical Activity Practitioners’ of Oriental Inspiration

Gouveia¹,

Pais-Ribeiro²,

Marques³

2012

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“…For a long time, phenomenon of spirituality was neglected by the academic world as it was considered too subjective, hard to operationalise and to measure (Moberg, 2008), but over the past 30 years, there has been a notable increase in publications about spirituality and health (Weaver, Pargament, Flannelly, & Oppenheimer, 2006), due to advances in the operationalisation and measurement of spirituality as a construct (Moberg, 2008).…”

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“…The concept of spiritual well-being or spiritual health (SH) emerged from research investigating the contribution of spirituality to human health (Fisher, Francis, & Johnson, 2000;Moberg, 2008). According to Fisher (2010), spiritual well-being can be understood as good spiritual health and an indicator of spiritual quality of life, an aspect of human health that goes beyond physical, psychological and social dimensions.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the lived experience component of the Spiritual Health And Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM)

Nunes

Fernandes

Fisher

et al. 2018

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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This study had the following aims: (i) to translate the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) into Brazilian Portuguese and adapt it to ensure the semantic/conceptual equivalence and content validity of the Brazilian version and (ii) to analyse the psychometric properties-reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity and factorial validity-of the lived experience component, also called the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ), in a calibration sample and in a validation sample of Brazilian adults. The calibration sample comprised 436 subjects, 159 men and 277 women, aged between 18 and 79 years (mean age = 32.20 years; SD = 11.46); the validation study sample comprised 388 subjects, 253 women and 135 men, aged between 18 and 59 years (mean age = 30.59 years; SD = 9.44). All subjects completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brazilian SWBQ and the Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS). The results provide evidence of the reliability and factorial validity of an oblique four-factor model of a reduced 17-item version but revealed some problems with the convergent validity of the communal and personal factors (average variance extracted < .50). Nonetheless, these results provide evidence that the Brazilian version of the lived experience component of SHALOM (or SWBQ b ) has good psychometric properties and is a valid method of evaluating the spiritual health of Brazilian adults. Further research is required to establish the convergent and discriminant validity of this reduced version.

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“…Both in the context of caregiving and in the broader context of social service generally, there is a growing recognition among social service professionals, both in the United States and increasingly internationally, of spirituality as a critical aspect of client-centered care (Crisp, 2008). Moberg (2008) asserted an increasing trend among social service professionals to expand the bounds of knowledge regarding religiosity and spirituality, incorporating these concepts into practice as appropriate for particular clients. He listed two reasons for this trend: an active demand by clients to address spirituality and a growing body of research suggesting a link between spirituality and resilience.…”

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Spirituality Among Alzheimer's Caregivers: Psychometric Reevaluation of the Intrinsic Spirituality Scale

Gough

Wilks

Prattini

2010

Journal of Social Service Research

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The purpose of this study was to reevaluate psychometric properties of the Intrinsic Spirituality Scale (ISS) and to compare its results to the original psychometric report. Attendees of Alzheimer's caregiver support groups constituted the sample, relevant to this measure given their traditional, frequent use of spirituality as a coping resource. Data were randomly split for factor and reliability analyses (N 1 = 152) and validity analysis (N 2 = 152). Factor analysis on the ISS loaded all items on a single dimension of spirituality. Reliability was strong. Convergent validity was suggested via significant correlations with prayer measures. Enhanced with the original findings, these results lend credibility to the ISS as a viable spiritual assessment tool. The ISS offers social service professionals a valuable tool for assessing spirituality that is inclusive of individuals whose spirituality is nontheistic or for whom spirituality exists independently from, or outside of, organized religious structures. Future analyses with additional populations may broaden the ISS applicability among persons with diverse demographic and spiritual backgrounds.

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Spirituality and Aging: Research and Implications∗

Cited by 52 publications

References 124 publications

Study of the Factorial Invariance of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) in Physical Activity Practitioners’ of Oriental Inspiration

Study of the Factorial Invariance of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) in Physical Activity Practitioners’ of Oriental Inspiration

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the lived experience component of the Spiritual Health And Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM)

Spirituality Among Alzheimer's Caregivers: Psychometric Reevaluation of the Intrinsic Spirituality Scale

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