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

Authors: Klara Malinakova, Jaroslava Kopcakova, Peter Kolarcik, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Iva Polackova Solcova, Vit Husek, Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova, Eva Dubovska, Michal Kalman, Zuzana Puzova, Jitse P. van Dijk, Peter Tavel

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the shortened version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) in Czech adolescents. A nationally representative sample of 4217 adolescents participated in the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. The internal consistency of the SWBS was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha (α) and Mean Inter-Item Correlation (MIIC) values. The factor structure was evaluated using principal component analyses. After adjustment, our new seven-item version of the scale supports a two-factorial model of the SWBS with satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.814, MIIC = 0.379). This version of the SWBS is suitable for measuring spiritual well-being in a secularising environment.

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Title: The Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Psychometric Evaluation of the Shortened Version in Czech Adolescents
Authors: Klara Malinakova
Jaroslava Kopcakova
Peter Kolarcik
Andrea Madarasova Geckova
Iva Polackova Solcova
Vit Husek
Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova
Eva Dubovska
Michal Kalman
Zuzana Puzova
Jitse P. van Dijk
Peter Tavel
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0318-4

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