Reliability and validity of the brief multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality among adolescents

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-457

  Harris, Sion Kim ^a,b   Sherritt, Lon R ^a,b   Holder, David W ^a,b   Kulig, John ^c,d   Shrier, Lydia A ^a,b   Knight, John R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Measures; Reliability; Religiousness; Spirituality; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 55149087505     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-007-9154-x     Document Type: Article

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