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A grounded theory of spiritual development within holistic professional formation in undergraduate nursing students

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dc.contributor.authorShapira, Revital
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Silvia
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-13T15:44:22Z
dc.date.available2026-08-13T15:44:22Z
dc.date.issued2026-08-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To explore how undergraduate nursing students from different academic years experience and describe their spiritual development, and to explain how this process contributes to holistic professional formation. Design: A qualitative grounded theory study informed by Corbin and Strauss was conducted. Methods: Twenty-one undergraduate nursing students from different academic years participated in semi-structured interviews, and 11 of them also completed reflective online diaries. Data collection and analysis were conducted concurrently using constant comparative analysis. Ethical approval was obtained. Findings: Spiritual development emerged as a meaning-oriented process situated within holistic professional formation, characterized by a movement from externally guided reassurance toward internally grounded meaning-making. Emotionally demanding clinical experiences disrupted students’ assumptions and generated uncertainty. When supported through reflection and relational engagement, these experiences contributed to self-awareness, internal grounding, and students’ capacity for presence, compassion, and engagement in care. Conclusions: Findings challenge the assumption that clinical exposure alone supports students’ spiritual development. The MAMA–BEAR model offers a substantive grounded theory explaining how academic and clinical environments may support spiritual development as part of holistic professional formation, with implications for curricula, educator preparation, and whole-person care.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/08980101261474984
dc.identifier.otherb036d38c-e4fc-4aa6-86f9-9160437fa89f
dc.identifier.pmid42554804
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/59118
dc.identifier.wos001840495100001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectGrounded theoryeng
dc.subjectHolistic nursingeng
dc.subjectNursing educationeng
dc.subjectNursing studentseng
dc.subjectSpiritual developmenteng
dc.subjectSpiritualityeng
dc.titleA grounded theory of spiritual development within holistic professional formation in undergraduate nursing students
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa

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