huy T.B. Pham, Fides Del Castillo
De la Salle University, Manila, Philippines
phamthibichthuy82@yahoo.com, fides.delcastillo@dlsu.edu.ph
Date Received: August 28, 2019; Date Revised: April 18, 2020
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 8 No.2, 27-34
May 2020 Part II
P-ISSN 2350-7756
E-ISSN 2350-8442
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Understanding the Spiritual Well-Being of the Youth in the Philippines and Vietnam: An Exploratory Study 916 KB 5 downloads
Thuy T.B. Pham, Fides Del Castillo De la Salle University, Manila, Philippines phamthibichthuy82@yahoo.com,...
The present study aimed to explore the structure of spiritual well-being of Filipino and Vietnamese youths. The data were collected using SHALOM, known as the Spiritual Health and Life- Orientation Measure, and analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to examine the structural validity of the measurement. The results of the study revealed that the Environment domain remained stable and valid as a component of youth spirituality in both Filipino and Vietnamese samples. While the four-factor model of SHALOM was not supported by the Vietnamese respondents, a three-factor construct that combined the Personal and the Communal domains of SHALOM into one component was found to better reflect Filipino youth’s spirituality structure. Based on its findings, the present study offered recommendations for future research.
Keywords: Spiritual well-being, youth studies, Filipino, Vietnamese, SHALOM