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

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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.

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  1. Marquette University College of Nursing, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA

    Dora Clayton-Jones & Kristin A. Haglund

  2. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Dora Clayton-Jones

  3. Department of Theology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Jame Schaefer

  4. Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Harold G. Koenig

  5. Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Harold G. Koenig

  6. Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Harold G. Koenig

  7. Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Safiya George Dalmida

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Clayton-Jones, D., Haglund, K.A., Schaefer, J. et al. Use of the Spiritual Development Framework in Conducting Spirituality and Health Research with Adolescents. J Relig Health 58, 1259–1271 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-00752-z

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