Description

The Spiritual Wellbeing Scale usually includes two main dimensions:
Spiritual Wellbeing: Assesses the sense of connection and satisfaction related to the individual’s spiritual life.
Religious Wellbeing: Measures the individual’s connection with their religious faith and practice.
The items of the scale may include statements such as:
“I feel that my life has spiritual meaning.”
“My religious faith helps me cope with difficult situations.”
“I feel satisfied with my religious life.”
Participants usually rate the statements using a Likert-type agreement scale (e.g., strongly agree to strongly disagree).

Purpose

The purpose of the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale is to:
Assess Spiritual and Religious Wellbeing: To measure the sense of wellbeing and fulfillment related to the individual’s spiritual and religious life.
Understand Connection with Religious Practices: To analyze how the connection with spiritual or religious beliefs affects overall wellbeing.
Examine Impact on Health Conditions: To investigate how spiritual wellbeing is linked to other aspects of mental and physical health.

Analysis

The analysis of the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale includes:
Categorization of Responses: Grouping responses to determine levels of spiritual and religious wellbeing.
Statistical Analysis: Using statistical tools to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale, including factor analyses and correlations.
Qualitative Analysis: Examining responses to understand the emotional and spiritual states that influence wellbeing.
Reliability and Validity: Assessing the reliability of the scale through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and its validity through factor analysis.

Calibration

The calibration of the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale includes:
Data Collection: Applying the scale to population samples to gather data on spiritual wellbeing.
Statistical Analysis: Using statistical methods to analyze the data and evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale.

References

Ellison, C. W. (1983). Spiritual Well-Being: Conceptualization and Measurement. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 11(4), 330–340.
Paloutzian, R. F., & Ellison, C. W. (1982). Loneliness, Spiritual Well-Being, and Quality of Life. Journal of Psychology and Theology.
Pargament, K. I. (1997). The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice. Guilford Press.
Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M. E., & Larson, D. B. (2001). Handbook of Religion and Health. Oxford University Press.
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2013). Using Multivariate Statistics. Pearson.