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A sample of 311 primary school teachers completed the Spiritual Health in Four Domains Index alongside the abbreviated revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and measures of religiosity. The data demonstrate that higher levels of spiritual health are found among older teachers who record low scores on the psychoticism scale and who practice religious faith through church attendance and personal prayer.
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Fisher, J.W., Francis, L.J. & Johnson, P. The Personal and Social Correlates of Spiritual Well-Being Among Primary School Teachers. Pastoral Psychology 51, 3–11 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019738223072
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