Description

The “Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality” (MMRS) is a comprehensive psychometric tool developed to measure multiple dimensions of religiousness and spirituality. This tool is designed to provide a holistic assessment of religious and spiritual beliefs, practices, experiences, and influences in an individual’s life.

Goals

The main goals of the MMRS are:
Multidimensional Assessment: To record the various dimensions of religiousness and spirituality, such as beliefs, practices, experiences, and social influences.
Understanding Religious and Spiritual Life: To examine how different dimensions of religiousness and spirituality affect individuals’ lives on psychological, social, and spiritual levels.
Correlation with Other Variables: To explore the relationships between dimensions of religiousness/spirituality and other psychological, social, and health-related factors.
Support for Research and Interventions: To provide data that can be used in the development of research programs and interventions aimed at improving mental and spiritual well-being.

Analysis

The analysis of data collected through the MMRS includes the following steps:
Data Collection: Participants complete a questionnaire that includes a series of questions evaluating the different dimensions of religiousness and spirituality.
Quantitative Evaluation: Responses are scored and analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and correlation analyses to understand the dominant trends and relationships.
Interpretation of Results: The results are interpreted to identify dominant trends and relationships between different dimensions of religiousness/spirituality and other variables.
Group Comparison: Differences in the dimensions of religiousness/spirituality are examined between different demographic, cultural, and religious groups.

Calibration

The calibration of the MMRS includes:
Ensuring Reliability: Use of reliability indicators such as Cronbach’s alpha to assess the internal consistency of responses.
Ensuring Validity: Confirmation of the tool’s validity through methods such as confirmatory factor analysis and other assessment tools.
Retest Trials: Conducting retest trials with different groups of participants to confirm the reliability and validity of the scale in various contexts.

Bibliography

Fetzer Institute/National Institute on Aging Working Group. (1999). “Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality for Use in Health Research.” Fetzer Institute.
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