Musa, AS and Pevalin, DJ (2012) 'An Arabic Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale.' International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22 (2). 119 - 134. ISSN 1050-8619

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Abstract

This article reports on two studies to develop and validate an Arabic language version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS). The first study was a pilot study at a major government university in Jordan (N = 75, students). The second and main study was conducted in 5 large regional hospitals in Jordan (N = 63, patients). The SWBS was translated from English to Arabic and reviewed by an expert panel for language, cultural, and spiritual consistency. The Arabic version of the SWBS was revised after the results of the pilot study and further reviewed by an expert panel. The resulting data were subjected to descriptive and factor analysis. Results showed that the final version of the SWBS used in the main study had a two-factor structure consistent with previous studies. Descriptive data for a range of demographic variables are presented. Issues of inadequate translation and lack of variation in responses for some items are identified and the results discussed in light of dominant Islamic theological frameworks. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology, Department of
Depositing User:	Jim Jamieson
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2012 09:04
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2019 05:15
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2106

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