A validational study of the Ironson–Woods Spirituality/Religiousness Index in Nigerian adolescents

Article

A validational study of the Ironson–Woods Spirituality/Religiousness Index in Nigerian adolescents

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1120215
Author(s): Alex N Otakpor Department of Mental Health, Nigeria , Oluyemi O Akanni Forensic unit, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: The mental health impact of spirituality/religiousness is widely recognised and studied in Western countries, but less so in developing nations, partly because of lack of valid instruments for such studies.

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