Structural validity of a brief scale adapted to measure adolescent spiritual health.

Shaver, N; Michaelson, V; Whitehead, R; Pickett, W; Brooks, F; Inchley, J; HBSC Spiritual Health Writing Group,

Structural validity of a brief scale adapted to measure adolescent spiritual health.

Shaver, N Michaelson, V Whitehead, R Pickett, W Brooks, F

Inchley, J HBSC Spiritual Health Writing Group,

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Citation:: SSM - population health, 2020, 12, pp. 100670
Issue Date:: 2020-12

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dc.contributor.author	Shaver, N
dc.contributor.author	Michaelson, V
dc.contributor.author	Whitehead, R
dc.contributor.author	Pickett, W
dc.contributor.author	Brooks, F https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-325X
dc.contributor.author	Inchley, J
dc.contributor.author	HBSC Spiritual Health Writing Group,
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-31T04:39:39Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-20
dc.date.available	2021-03-31T04:39:39Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12
dc.identifier.citation	SSM - population health, 2020, 12, pp. 100670
dc.identifier.issn	2352-8273
dc.identifier.issn	2352-8273
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147723
dc.description.abstract	Spiritual health is established as an important protective health asset in child populations. Measurement and assessment of this elusive concept are, however, challenging. Brief and age-appropriate instruments are required for surveys and related population health research. One longstanding model describing child spirituality suggests that scales and measures consider four standard domains describing connections to self, others, nature, and the transcendent. In this validation study, we tested the structural validity and internal consistency of a brief, literacy-level appropriate instrument for adolescents that was based on prior adaptations of this model. The 2018 cross-national study population included 47,180 children aged 11-15 years from 9 countries. Based upon theory, factor pattern matrices, and Scree plots, the exploratory factor analysis best supported the four-factor model, with items organized according to the original four domains. Internal consistency of the items was acceptable (alpha>.7) to good (alpha>.8) within domains, again within each of the 9 countries. The confirmatory factor analysis again supported the four-factor model (by country, SRMR: 0.020 to 0.042; and AGFI and NFI fit: >0.98). Model fit indices for the four-factor model were improved compared with its unidimensional version. Moving forward, our analysis establishes the structural validity and internal consistency of this adapted brief spiritual health instrument to be used in surveys of adolescents.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	SSM - population health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100670
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.title	Structural validity of a brief scale adapted to measure adolescent spiritual health.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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dc.date.updated	2021-03-31T04:39:33Z
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Abstract:

Spiritual health is established as an important protective health asset in child populations. Measurement and assessment of this elusive concept are, however, challenging. Brief and age-appropriate instruments are required for surveys and related population health research. One longstanding model describing child spirituality suggests that scales and measures consider four standard domains describing connections to self, others, nature, and the transcendent. In this validation study, we tested the structural validity and internal consistency of a brief, literacy-level appropriate instrument for adolescents that was based on prior adaptations of this model. The 2018 cross-national study population included 47,180 children aged 11-15 years from 9 countries. Based upon theory, factor pattern matrices, and Scree plots, the exploratory factor analysis best supported the four-factor model, with items organized according to the original four domains. Internal consistency of the items was acceptable (alpha>.7) to good (alpha>.8) within domains, again within each of the 9 countries. The confirmatory factor analysis again supported the four-factor model (by country, SRMR: 0.020 to 0.042; and AGFI and NFI fit: >0.98). Model fit indices for the four-factor model were improved compared with its unidimensional version. Moving forward, our analysis establishes the structural validity and internal consistency of this adapted brief spiritual health instrument to be used in surveys of adolescents.

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