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OCLC number
1007013536
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Author
Fazakas-DeHoog, Laura L.(Laura Lyn),1961-
Title
The development of a multidimensional spirituality questionnaire and its relationship with quality of life.
Degree
M.A. -- University of Western Ontario, 2000
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [2001]
Description
2 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
To date, although research has supported a complex multidimensional conceptualization of spirituality, most extant measures assess spirituality in terms of only one or two components. The Spirituality Questionnaire, which assesses the ritualistic, experiential, ideological, and functional aspects of spirituality, provides a broad measure that is consistent with a multidimensional conceptualization of spirituality. Based on the responses of 222 first year university students, the four scales of this 40 item questionnaire were developed utilizing the Rational-Empirical method of test construction. The four scales have high internal consistency, as well as good construct validity, as measured by significant positive correlations with several measures of subjective well-being. The four developed scales, as well as the internal consistency and construct validity of the Spirituality Questionnaire were replicated in a second and third study using cross validation samples of 210 and 242 first year university students. The construct validity of this new measure was further established in the third study, where the Spirituality Questionnaire was found to have significant positive correlations with measures of Intrinsic Religiousness and Purpose in Life, but no significant correlation with Extrinsic Religiousness. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
ISBN
0612580334
9780612580336