Measuring spirituality as a universal human experience: Development of the Spiritual Attitude and Involvement List (SAIL)

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-167

  De Jager Meezenbroek, Eltica ^a   Garssen, Bert ^a   Van Den Berg, Machteld ^a   Tuytel, Gerwi ^a   Van Dierendonck, Dirk ^b   Visser, Adriaan ^c   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^d  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cancer; meaning of life; psychometric analysis; questionnaire; religion; spirituality; transcendence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPIRITUAL ATTITUDE AND INVOLVEMENT LIST; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859170670     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.651258     Document Type: Article

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