Social Work in Health Care · 2005 · 95 citations · 16 references
Quality Of LifeWell-being (Indigenous Health)Holistic HealthMental HealthSocial SciencesPsychologyWell-being (Positive Psychology)Hong KongMind-body ConnectionNegative AffectBody-mind-spirit Well-beingPsychological Well-beingEmotional Well-beingWellness MeasurementMindfulnessSubjective Well-beingMind-body InterventionMedicinePsychopathologyPhilosophy Of Mind
The Body-Mind-Spirit model of health promotion (Chan, Ho&Chow, 2002) guided the construction of a multidimensional inventory for assessing holistic health. Named Body-Mind-Spirit Well-Being Inventory (BMSWBI), it comprises four scales: Physical Distress, Daily Functioning, Affect, and Spirituality (differentiated from religiosity and conceived as ecumenical). Respondents (674 Chinese adults from Hong Kong) completed the BMSWBI via the Internet. Results indicate that all four scales have high reliability, with alpha coefficients ranging from .87 to .92, and concurrent validity. Factor analysis indicates that (a) positive and negative affect form two distinct factors; and (b) spirituality comprises three distinct aspects, tranquility, resistance to disorientation, and resilience. Spirituality is positively associated with mental well-being, positive affect, satisfaction with life, and hope; but negatively associated with negative affect and perceived stress. These results suggest that the inventory may be used to assess different dimensions of health satisfactorily.
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Individual-differences Measure, Quality Of Life, Behavioral Decision Making +19