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. 2019 Aug;58(4):1259-1271.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-00752-z.

Use of the Spiritual Development Framework in Conducting Spirituality and Health Research with Adolescents

Dora Clayton-Jones  1   2 , Kristin A Haglund  3 , Jame Schaefer  4 , Harold G Koenig  5   6   7 , Safiya George Dalmida  8
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Use of the Spiritual Development Framework in Conducting Spirituality and Health Research with Adolescents

Dora Clayton-Jones et al. J Relig Health. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Spirituality is considered a universal phenomenon, but research addressing the spiritual needs of adolescents in the context of health and illness is limited. The aim of this article is to provide a description of how the spiritual development framework (SDF) was used in conducting research with adolescents. An exemplar of a qualitative descriptive study is provided to demonstrate applicability of the SDF. The SDF was used as a guiding theoretical framework in conducting research with adolescents living with sickle cell disease. The SDF is culturally applicable and methodologically appropriate. Additional research applying the SDF is warranted.

Keywords: Adolescents; Chronic illness; Spirituality; Theory.

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