Spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among university students

Alorani, Omar Ismael; Alradaydeh, Mu’taz Fuad

doi:10.1080/02673843.2017.1352522

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“…Regarding the values of the overall of the SWBQ, females had a higher score than males. This was also found in other studies, as females often present higher scores of SWB (Ali, Marhemat, Sara, & Hamid, 2015;Alorani & Alradaydeh, 2018;Musa, Pevalin, & Shahin, 2016). These finding can be explained by socialization, social roles, life experiences, or having different coping strategies (Hammermeister, Flint, Alayli, Ridnour, & Peterson, 2005;Rich, 2012).…”

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confidence: 81%

Spiritual Well-Being in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019

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Purpose: To assess the spiritual well-being (SWB) of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in an outpatient setting. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study. A convenience sample of 150 participants was obtained. Data collection instrument was a self-reported questionnaire that included the SWB Questionnaire (SWBQ), whose scores range from 20 to 100. SPSS software, version 21, was used in data analysis. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee. Results: Patients’ ages ranged between 35 and 83 years; most were female (64.7%), married (68.0%), Catholic (86.7%), and with breast cancer (35.3%) and colorectal cancer (25.3%). The average SWBQ total score was 65.91 ( SD = 12.177). The highest score of the SWBQ was obtained in females, widows and singles, Evangelic and Catholic, and with lower educational level and professional occupation. The Cronbach α was 0.89, and the subscales αs ranged between 0.78 and 0.94. Conclusion: The SWBQ scores were reasonable. These results can guide nurses’ clinical reasoning, as the assessment of SWB may precede the diagnosis of risk for spiritual distress, readiness for enhanced SWB, or spiritual distress. Thus, the use of this instrument may facilitate spirituality being effectively implemented in clinical practice, favoring holistic health care.

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Spiritual Well-Being in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019

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“…A similar conclusion is here drawn regarding satisfaction with social life as well, in which female participants expressed higher levels of satisfaction with their social life. Higher levels of satisfaction among female students could be partially attributable to Serbian social norms which is consistent with Ismael and Fuad [61] who assert that, while women are allowed to seek assistance, asking for assistance in a patriarchal society is a contraindication in masculinity, thereby leading to lower LS. Male students might be under pressure then to not show their emotions and vulnerability or to even ask for support as they are expected to be independent and capable of solving issues on their own.…”

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confidence: 73%

Academic Performance and Physical Activities as Positive Factors for Life Satisfaction among University Students

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Life satisfaction influences sustainable personal growth among students by ensuring that they more firmly apply themselves in their education. Universities represent an environment where students may improve their life satisfaction through better academic performance and being engaged in extracurricular sport. This study evaluates life satisfaction (LS) among university students, 18 to 28 years of age to confirm whether academic performance, involvement in sports and physical activity are factors relating to higher levels of LS among university students. The study uses the Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale. Over a three-year timeframe, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 875 students across areas of study in institutions of higher education in Serbia. The data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests. LS among students is found to be significantly improved under the following conditions: removing the burden to pay for one’s tuition, having a better Grade Point Average (GPA) as well as being involved in sport. Moreover, the optimum level of physical activity to positively affect LS is found to be four to five hours a week.

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“…The results of the present study demonstrate that simulated directed-learning with a life education intervention develops meaning of life, [47] positive beliefs, [48] and well-being, [46,49,50] and augments physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health education and promotion among nursing students for an improved quality of life. The quality of simulation activities in nursing education augments nursing students’ clinical skills, [51,52] self-efficacy and critical thinking skills, [53] and provides an improved quality of life to many patients in clinical settings.…”

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confidence: 88%

Simulated directed-learning in life-education intervention on the meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being among nursing students

Tsai

Chen

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Medicine

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Nursing educators have the responsibility to equip nursing students with knowledge about the meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being in order to enhance their physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health education and promotion. The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students’ simulated directed-learning in a life-education intervention on the meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being in regard to immediate and delayed effects in improving physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health education and promotion. The method of this study was constituted a quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups for pre-test, post-test, and post-post-test. Purposive sampling and non-random distribution were used in the study. Assigned to the experimental group, 54 participants were third-year nursing students enrolled in a health education course with simulated directed-learning in a life-education intervention. Assigned to the control group, 56 participants were third-year nursing students enrolled in a caring care course without simulated directed-learning in a life-education intervention. A 56-item questionnaire was utilized, and the content validity index (CVI) was 0.95, as determined by seven expert scholars. The reliability of the questionnaire (n = 45) on Cronbach's α were: meaning of life 0.96, positive beliefs 0.95, and well-being 0.96. The statistical package SPSS 23.0 was used to analyze all of the data in the study. Frequencies, percentages, pre-test mean and SD, post-test mean and SD, post-post-test mean and SD, chi-squared test, t test, and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were employed for data analysis. Nursing students in the experimental group compared with the control group exhibited significant differences in meaning of life on the pre-post-test (β = 16.40, P < .001) and pre-post post-test (β = 25.94, P < .001), positive beliefs on the pre-post-test (β = 5.64, P < .01) and pre-post post-test (β = 9.21, P < .001), and well-being on the pre-post-test (β = 14.33, P < .001) and pre-post post-test (β = 23.68, P < .001). Nursing students in the experimental group showed a significant improvement in the simulated directed-learning with a life-education intervention on meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being in the immediate and delayed effects that enhanced their physical, psychological, spiritual, and social health education and promotion.

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Spiritual well-being, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among university students

Cited by 77 publications

References 27 publications

Spiritual Well-Being in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

Spiritual Well-Being in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

Academic Performance and Physical Activities as Positive Factors for Life Satisfaction among University Students

Simulated directed-learning in life-education intervention on the meaning of life, positive beliefs, and well-being among nursing students

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