Description

The Spiritual and Religious Concerns Questionnaire (SRCQ) is a psychological tool designed to assess individuals’ spiritual and religious concerns. The SRCQ focuses on understanding how spiritual and religious beliefs influence people’s lives and psychological experiences.

Purpose

The primary goal of the Spiritual and Religious Concerns Questionnaire is to identify and evaluate concerns and issues related to spirituality and religion. Specifically, the SRCQ aims to:
Capture spiritual and religious concerns: Identify issues related to spiritual life and religious beliefs.
Examine their impact on psychological well-being: Analyze how spiritual and religious concerns affect mental health and quality of life.
Understand connections with other psychological parameters: Explore how spiritual and religious concerns are linked to other psychological and social factors.
Assess the impact on relationships and social interactions: Understand how these concerns influence interpersonal relationships and social behavior.

Analysis

Data analysis from the Spiritual and Religious Concerns Questionnaire involves evaluating responses to statements that reflect various aspects of spiritual and religious concerns. Participants are asked to indicate the degree of agreement or disagreement with statements reflecting their concerns. The analysis can reveal patterns and trends in spiritual and religious concerns and explore their relationships with psychological health and other social and personal variables.

Scoring

Scoring is typically done using a Likert scale, where participants rate the intensity of their spiritual and religious concerns. Responses are converted into numerical values used to calculate indices of spiritual and religious concerns. This process allows for comparison across different populations and analysis of the impact of spiritual and religious concerns on personal and social life.

References

Exline, J. J., & Rose, E. D. (2005). Religious and Spiritual Struggles. In Paloutzian, R. F., & Park, C. L. (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Guilford Press.
Pargament, K. I., Murray-Swank, N. A., Magyar, G. M., & Ano, G. G. (2005). Spiritual Struggles as a Fork in the Road to Growth or Decline. In Paloutzian, R. F., & Park, C. L. (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Guilford Press.
Hill, P. C., & Pargament, K. I. (2003). Advances in the Conceptualization and Measurement of Religion and Spirituality: Implications for Physical and Mental Health Research. American Psychologist.