The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Psychometric Evaluation of the Shortened Version in Czech Adolescents

Maliňáková, Klára; Kopčáková, Jaroslava; Kolarčík, Peter; Gecková, Andrea Madarasová; Šolcová, Iva Poláčková; Husek, Vit; Kráčmarová, Lucie Klůzová; Dubovská, Eva; Kalman, Michal; Půžová, Zuzana; Dijk, Jitse P. van; Tavel, Peter

doi:10.1007/s10943-016-0318-4

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“…Third, besides using different samples, factor analytic studies of the SWBS have employed different statistical techniques (Genia, 2001). A fourth explanation was suggested by Malinakova et al (2017), who proposed that in some cases the occurrence of other factors could be a consequence of a distortion created by the use of negatively worded items. The authors based their study on a psychometric evaluation of a shortened 10-item version of the SWBS in a representative sample of Czech adolescents and came to the same conclusions as this study.…”

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Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties

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Sandora²,

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et al. 2020

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Spirituality and spiritual well-being are connected with many areas of human life. Thus, especially in secular countries, there is a need for reliable validated instruments for measuring spirituality. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale is among the world’s most often used tools; therefore, the aim of this study was its psychometrical evaluation in the secular environment of the Czech Republic on a nationally representative sample (n = 1797, mean age: 45.9 ± 17.67; 48.6% men). A non-parametric comparison of different sociodemographic groups showed a higher disposition for experiencing spirituality among women, older people, and divorced persons. Based on confirmatory factor analysis, negatively worded items were excluded using a polychoric correlation matrix. The new version of the scale consisting of 11 items had good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.85; McDonald’s ωt = 0.91). The two-factor 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, where the loadings of all items ranged from medium to high. Thus, this study offered a new version of the tool, convenient for measuring spiritual well-being in secular conditions.

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Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties

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“…Spirituality was measured using the adjusted shortened version [24] of the spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) [25]. The adjusted scale measures overall spiritual well-being and consists of seven items.…”

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Spirituality, Religious Attendance and Health Complaints in Czech Adolescents

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Research in some religious countries shows that religiosity and spirituality positively affect adolescent health. We studied whether religiosity and spirituality also have positive associations with adolescent health in a secular country. We tested the associations between religious attendance and spirituality and self-reported health and health complaints using a representative sample of Czech adolescents (n = 4182, 14.4 ± 1.1 years, 48.6% boys) from the 2014 health behavior in school-aged children (HBSC) study. We used religious attendance, the adjusted shortened version of the spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), and its two components—religious well-being (RWB) and existential well-being (EWB)—as independent variables and the eight item “HBSC symptom checklist” and self-reported overall health as dependent variables. A higher level of spirituality was associated with lower chances of health complaints and self-reported health, ranging from a 9% to 30% decrease in odd ratios (OR). Religious attendance was not associated with any of the observed variables. The EWB showed a negative association with all of the observed variables, with associations ranging from a 19% to 47% decrease. The RWB was associated with a higher risk of nervousness (OR = 1.12), while other associations were not significant. Non-spiritual but attending respondents were more likely to report a higher occurrence of stomachache (OR = 2.20) and had significantly worse overall health (OR = 2.38). In a largely secular country, we found that spirituality and the EWB (unlike religious attendance and the RWB) could have a significant influence on adolescent health.

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“…Spirituality was measured using the adjusted shortened version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) [ 25 ] measuring overall spiritual well-being. Response possibilities for all seven items regarded a 6-point scale that ranged from ‘strongly agree’ (1) to ‘strongly disagree’ (6), leading to scores from 7 to 42.…”

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Adolescent religious attendance and spirituality—Are they associated with leisure-time choices?

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BackgroundSpirituality and religious attendance (RA) have been associated with personal attitudes and values, and this may affect lifestyle. The aim of this study was to explore their association with adolescent leisure-time choices in a highly secular environment.MethodsA nationally representative sample of adolescents (n = 4,182, 14.4±1.1 years, 48.6% boys) participated in the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study. We measured RA, spirituality (adjusted shortened version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale), excessive television, computer games, and internet use, as well as participation in organized leisure-time activities.ResultsCompared to non-attending and non-spiritual respondents, respectively, both attending respondents and spiritual respondents were less likely to watch television and play computer games excessively, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 0.6 (95% confidence interval 0.5–0.8) to 0.92 (0.9–0.99). Only attending and only spiritual respondents were more likely to use the internet excessively, but this was not the case for those that were both attending and spiritual. Moreover, religious and spiritual respondents were more likely to be involved in at least one organised activity. ORs were 2.9 (1.9–4.3) for RA and 1.3 (1.2–1.4) for spirituality compared to their counterparts. The same pattern was observed for sporting and non-sporting activities combined (ORs 4.6 (3.0–7.1) and 1.5 (1.4–1.7), respectively) and regularly reading books or playing a musical instrument.ConclusionsAdolescent RA and spirituality are associated with a more active way of spending leisure-time. Further research should focus on understanding potential mechanisms that underlie these associations.

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The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Psychometric Evaluation of the Shortened Version in Czech Adolescents

Cited by 45 publications

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Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties

Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties

Spirituality, Religious Attendance and Health Complaints in Czech Adolescents

Adolescent religious attendance and spirituality—Are they associated with leisure-time choices?

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