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Received: 11 August 2017

Accepted: 3 January 2018

First Online: 25 January 2018

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: S.A.N.N.Research Group in Human Performance, GPED.Integrated Program for Public Health Studies, PIESC.Research Group in Processes of Subjectivation and Contemporaneity.Federal University of the Southern Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.H.M.F.Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD.Research in Education and Community Intervention, RECI, Portugal.University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.J.W.F.Over the last 24 years, John W. Fisher has completed three doctorates related to spiritual health and well-being, PhD (University of Melbourne), EdD and PhD (University of Ballarat/Federation University Australia). In his active retirement, John participates in research and supervises graduate students in University of Melbourne (Honorary Senior Fellow), Federation University Australia (Adjunct Associate Professor), the Education University of Hong Kong (Honorary Academic Adviser) and Glyndwr University, Wales (Visiting Professor). John’s Spiritual Health And Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) has been sought for use in well over 700 studies in 31 languages.M.G.F.Research Group in Human Performance, GPED.State University of Santa Cruz, Bahia, Brazil.

: The study was approved by the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number 1.325.494) on November 17, 2015. All participants gave written informed consent.

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