Description

The Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for Youth (RSSFY) is a tool designed to assess the religious and spiritual attitudes, beliefs, and practices of young people. Its aim is to understand how youth perceive religion and spirituality and how these perceptions influence their development and daily lives.

Objective

The main objective of the Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for Youth is to provide a comprehensive picture of the religious and spiritual life of young people. Specifically, the scale seeks to:
Assess religious beliefs: Understand the content and significance of religious beliefs among youth.
Record religious and spiritual practices: Measure the frequency and intensity of participation in religious and spiritual activities.
Examine spiritual experiences: Identify significant spiritual experiences that shape young people’s understanding of spirituality.
Understand the impact of religion and spirituality on psychosocial development: Explore how religious and spiritual perceptions influence morality, identity, and social behavior among youth.

Analysis

The analysis of data from the Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for Youth involves evaluating responses to questions covering different aspects of religious and spiritual life. Participants respond to items that ask them to express the degree of agreement or disagreement with specific statements about religion and spirituality. The analysis can reveal trends and patterns in young people’s religious and spiritual attitudes, allowing for the study of the relationship between these attitudes and their psychosocial development.

Scoring

Scoring is usually carried out using a Likert scale, where participants rate the intensity or frequency of their religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. The responses are converted into numerical values that are used to calculate overall religiosity and spirituality indices. This process enables comparisons between different age groups and populations and the analysis of the impact of religiosity and spirituality on young people’s lives.

References

King, P. E., & Furrow, J. L. (2004). Religion as a resource for positive youth development: Religion, social capital, and moral outcomes. Developmental Psychology.
Good, M., & Willoughby, T. (2006). The role of spirituality versus religiosity in adolescent psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Lerner, R. M., Roeser, R. W., & Phelps, E. (Eds.). (2008). Positive Youth Development and Spirituality: From Theory to Research. Templeton Foundation Press.