The Spiritual Intelligence of Nurses in Taiwan

台灣護理人員之靈性智力

楊克平(Ke-Ping Yang)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 14卷1期 (2006/03) Pp. 24-35

摘要

本研究之目的在瞭解護理人員之靈性智力，並檢視護理人員基本特性對其靈性智力之影響，及探討護理人員的靈性智力模式及其相關因素。描述性之研究設計，以方便性取樣針對大台北地區之區域或地區醫院、診所、及醫療機構等299名護理人員為對象；以Wolman (2001)含神性、注意力、智力、群體感、創傷、超感知、及童年靈性等七大靈性因素，49項目之4分靈性智力量表(PsychoMatrix Spirituality Inventory，PSI)為工具。結果顯示護理人員之整體靈性智力為中度，創傷及童年靈性卻為中高度。年齡與童年靈性影響護理人員之靈性智力最甚，並可解釋61.4%之護理人員靈性智力。本研究在探索台灣護理人員靈性智力之側寫上應具些許之貢獻，在促使護理人員之靈性成長計畫，及改進靈性護理之品質上亦具一定程度的參考價值。

關鍵字

靈性智力 ； 靈性護理 ； 靈性智力量表 ； 宗教信仰

並列摘要

The purposes of the study included: (1) defining the profile of nurses' spiritual intelligence; (2) examining the relationship between nurses' demographic characteristics and spiritual intelligence; and (3) exploring the mode of nurses' spiritual intelligence and related factors, among nurses in Taiwan. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed and administered to 299 hospital registered nurses, who were distributed throughout metropolitan Taipei. Wolman's (2001) PsychoMatrix Spirituality Inventory, a 4-point scaled, self-reported, 49-item questionnaire covering seven spiritual factors (divinity, mindfulness, extrasensory perception, community, intellectuality, trauma, and childhood spirituality) was used to measure nurses' spiritual intelligence. Results showed that nurses' spiritual intelligence was centralized in a moderate degree, while trauma and childhood spirituality were either moderate or high. Age and childhood spirituality were the most significant variables affecting nurses' spiritual intelligence, accounting for 614% of the variance in nurses' spiritual intelligence. This study may contribute to a better understanding of the spiritual intelligence profile of nurses and may also help facilitate a program for nurses' spiritual development as well as improve the quality of spiritual care.

並列關鍵字

spiritual intelligence ； spiritual nursing ； PsychoMatrix Spirituality Inventory PSI ； religious beliefs

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