Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale
Background: The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) has been developed through extensive and qualitative research. Numerous studies have confirmed the reliability and validity of the DSES among different populations. Most of the studies have shown association of the DSES with physical and psycho...
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| author | Željko Rakošec Štefica Mikšić Brankica Juranić Lana Batinić |
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| description | Background: The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) has been developed through extensive and qualitative research. Numerous studies have confirmed the reliability and validity of the DSES among different populations. Most of the studies have shown association of the DSES with physical and psychological well-being. Purpose: The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the DSES in the Croatian population. Method: The 16-item scale was translated through standard translation/back-translation procedures. The scale was afterwards applied to a sample of 535 test subjects (49% men and 51% women), mean age 42.6 years. Results: The coefficient of reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.945) is very high. The coefficients of discriminant validity were satisfactory for 15 items, whereas only one item (14) has a coefficient of less than 0.30. The factor analysis after oblique rotation resulted in two related factors: the relationship with God and relationship with others. Using these two factors explained the 66.1% of the variance. Conclusion: Based on the data, it can be concluded that DSES has satisfactory psychometric characteristics and can be applied to the Croatian population, but its correlation with other religious and non-religious constructs should be verified in further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9897e18327f432cbf864dee57a4b1862022-12-21T18:55:43ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442015-06-016271272310.3390/rel6020712rel6020712Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience ScaleŽeljko Rakošec0Štefica Mikšić1Brankica Juranić2Lana Batinić3Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus-Centre for Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Jordanovac 110, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 10/E, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaFaculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 10/E, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaBackground: The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) has been developed through extensive and qualitative research. Numerous studies have confirmed the reliability and validity of the DSES among different populations. Most of the studies have shown association of the DSES with physical and psychological well-being. Purpose: The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the DSES in the Croatian population. Method: The 16-item scale was translated through standard translation/back-translation procedures. The scale was afterwards applied to a sample of 535 test subjects (49% men and 51% women), mean age 42.6 years. Results: The coefficient of reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.945) is very high. The coefficients of discriminant validity were satisfactory for 15 items, whereas only one item (14) has a coefficient of less than 0.30. The factor analysis after oblique rotation resulted in two related factors: the relationship with God and relationship with others. Using these two factors explained the 66.1% of the variance. Conclusion: Based on the data, it can be concluded that DSES has satisfactory psychometric characteristics and can be applied to the Croatian population, but its correlation with other religious and non-religious constructs should be verified in further research.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/2/712spiritualityspiritual experiencedaily spiritual experiences scalepsychometric characteristicsCroatian |
| spellingShingle | Željko Rakošec Štefica Mikšić Brankica Juranić Lana Batinić Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale Religions spirituality spiritual experience daily spiritual experiences scale psychometric characteristics Croatian |
| title | Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale |
| title_full | Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale |
| title_short | Psychometric Characteristics of Croatian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale |
| title_sort | psychometric characteristics of croatian version of the daily spiritual experience scale |
| topic | spirituality spiritual experience daily spiritual experiences scale psychometric characteristics Croatian |
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