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OCLC number
682256364
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Author
King, David,1981-
Title
Rethinking claims of spiritual intelligence : a definition, model, and measure.
Degree
M. Sc. -- Trent University, 2008
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, [2009]
Description
3 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
A four-factor model of spiritual intelligence is proposed. Supportive evidence is reviewed for the capacities of critical existential thinking, personal meaning production, transcendental awareness, and conscious state expansion. Beginning with an over-inclusive 84-item Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI) in Study 1 ('N' = 619 undergraduates), a series of exploratory factor analyses led to a reduced 39-item scale. Study 2 ('N' = 305 undergraduates) involved a confirmatory factor analysis which resulted in the removal of additional scale items in order to obtain adequate model fit. The final version of the scale, the SISRI-24, displays excellent internal reliability and good fit to the proposed four-factor model of spiritual intelligence. Additional measures of meaning, metapersonal self-construal, mysticism, religiosity, emotional intelligence, IQ, and social desirability offer support for construct validity. According to both intelligence criteria and current psychometric standards, findings validate the proposed model and measure of spiritual intelligence. Suggestions for future studies are discussed. 'Keywords.' Intelligence, Spirituality, Spiritual Intelligence, Multiple Intelligences, Religiosity, Psychometrics, Scale Development.
ISBN
9780494431870
0494431873