Psychometric characteristics of the spiritual perspective scale in pregnant African-American women

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-71

  Dailey, Dawn E ^a,b,c,d   Stewart, Anita L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Public Health Division   (United States)

^c Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Measurement; Pregnancy; Reliability; Spirituality; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33847027301     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20173     Document Type: Article

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