Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties

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Tavel, P. - Sandora, J. - Furstová, J. - Lačev, A. - Hušek, V. - Půžová, Z. - Poláčková Šolcová, Iva - Maliňáková, K.
Czech Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Evaluation and Psychometric Properties.
Psychological Reports. Roč. 124, č. 1 (2021), s. 366-381. ISSN 0033-2941. E-ISSN 1558-691X
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081740
Klíčová slova: Spiritual Well-Being Scale * spirituality * religiosity * psychometric evaluation * Czech
Obor OECD: Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Impakt faktor: 1.789, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0033294119898117

Spirituality and spiritual well-being are connected with many areas of human life. Thus, especially in secular countries, there is a need for reliable validated instruments for measuring spirituality. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale is among the world's most often used tools, therefore, the aim of this study was its psychometrical evaluation in the secular environment of the Czech Republic on a nationally representative sample (n = 1797, mean age: 45.9 +/- 17.67, 48.6% men). A non-parametric comparison of different sociodemographic groups showed a higher disposition for experiencing spirituality among women, older people, and divorced persons. Based on confirmatory factor analysis, negatively worded items were excluded using a polychoric correlation matrix. The new version of the scale consisting of 11 items had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85, McDonald's omega(t) = 0.91). The two-factor model of this shortened version, with factors corresponding to the Religious and the Existential subscales of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, shows a satisfactory fit with the data, where the loadings of all items ranged from medium to high. Thus, this study offered a new version of the tool, convenient for measuring spiritual well-being in secular conditions.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0309406