Year
1995
Degree Name
Master of Nursing (Hons.)
Department
Department of Nursing
Recommended Citation
Cleasby, Peter, A comparison of two instruments to assess spiritual well-being, Master of Nursing (Hons.) thesis, Department of Nursing, University of Wollongong, 1995. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2598
Abstract
An exploratory factor analysis was performed on two spiritual well-being instrunnents: Paloutzian & Ellisons spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), and the JAREL spiritual well-being scale (JSWBS). The scales were combined and administered to a combined convenience sample (n=130) comprising of undergraduate nursing students (n=56 & n=55) and an ambulatory oncology group (n=19). The two scales were found to have a high correlation (r=0.8187). The underlying subscale structure of the SWBS was generally supported by the analysis. The JSWBS subscale structure was not supported by the analysis.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.