Perceptions and Experiences of Grace Scale--Short Form

Assessment name:  Perceptions and Experiences of Grace Scale--Short Form

Scale overview: The Perceptions and Experiences of Grace Scale--Short Form

Authors: Christina Rush and others

Response Type: 7-point rating scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 =

Disagree, 3 = Slightly Disagree, 4=Neutral, 5=Slightly Agree, 6=Agree,

7=Strongly Agree.

Scale items

There are two versions of the scale. One has 21 items and the other has 29 items.

The items are organized into six factors as follows. See the reference below for the items related to each factor.

God’s grace

Grace to self

Grace received from works

Unconditional grace to others

Conditional grace to others

Conditional grace from parents

 

Psychometric properties

Internal consistency alpha values were strong and reported for each factor.

Test-retest reliability was reported for a 5 month interval and the values were.70 or above.

Construct validity was supported by factor analysis.

Correlations with other measures provided initial support for the construct.

 

Availability:

Both versions are available in the PsycTESTS reference below.

Reference for the scale

Rush, C. L., Masters, K. S., Wooldridge, J. S., & Ranby, K. W. (2022). Perceptions and Experiences of Grace Scale. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t85297-000

Rush, Christina L., Masters, Kevin S., Wooldridge, Jennalee S., & Ranby, Krista W. (May 12, 2022). Is grace amazing or old wine in a new bottle? Psychometric development of the Perceptions and Experiences of Grace Scale (PEGS). Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, np. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rel0000465

 

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Transcendent Indebtedness to God Scale (T-ITG)

 

Assessment name:  Transcendent Indebtedness to God Scale (T-ITG)

Scale overview: The Transcendent Indebtedness to God Scale (T-ITG) is a 6-item self-report measure of feelings of indebtedness toward God.

Authors: Janae Nelson, Sam Hardy, Philip Watkins

Response Type:

Scale items

Psychometric properties

Internal consistency alpha = .83

Construct validity supported by factor analysis revealing one factor.

Convergent validity support evident in correlations with other measures e.g., .66 with gratitude to God. The scale was not significantly correlated with narcissism.

Availability:

Listed author contact: jenaenelson@byu.edu

The full set of 6 items can be found in the PsycTESTS reference.

Reference for the scale

Nelson, Jenae M. (2023). Transcendent indebtedness to God: A new construct in the psychology of religion and spirituality. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15(1), 105-117. doi: 10.1037/rel0000458

Nelson, J. M., Hardy, S. A., & Watkins, P. (2022). Transcendent Indebtedness to God Scale [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t83700-000

 

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Christian Spiritual Surrender Scale (CSSS)

 

Assessment name:  Christian Spiritual Surrender Scale (CSSS)

Scale overview: The Christian Spiritual Surrender Scale (CSSS) is a 10-item self-report measure of spiritual surrender as a method of coping with adversity.

Authors: Laura Shannonhouse and others

Response Type: A rating scale using a five-point scale of agreement where 0 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree

Sample Scale items

I actively chose to turn my suffering over to God because I knew God loved me.

2. I turned my troubles over to God while I actively tried to live out God’s plan.

 

Psychometric properties

Cronbach’s alpha value was strong at .93.

Content validity was supported by expert judgment.

Construct validity was supported by factor analysis indicating one factor.

The authors also reported correlations with other measures supporting convergent and divergent validity.

 

Availability:

Author contact listed: lshannonhouse@gsu.edu

The full set of 10 items is in the 2023 PsycTESTS reference below.

Reference for the scale

Shannonhouse, L., McMartin, J., Sacco, S. J., Lewis Hall, M. E., Park, C. L., Kim, D., Silverman, E., Kapic, K., & Aten, J. (2023). Christian Spiritual Surrender Scale. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t87616-000

Shannonhouse, Laura, McMartin, Jason, Sacco, Shane J., Hall, M. Elizabeth Lewis, Park, Crystal L., Kim, Dahee, Silverman, Eric, Kapic, Kelly, & Aten, Jamie. (Jan 12, 2023). Spiritual surrender: Measurement of an emic Christian religious coping strategy. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, np. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/scp0000314

  

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Interpersonal Reactivity Inventory (IRI)

 

Assessment name:  Interpersonal Reactivity Inventory (IRI)

Scale overview: The 28-item Interpersonal Reactivity Inventory (IRI) measures a four aspects of a person’s reactivity to others: Perspective -taking (IRI–PT), Empathic Concern (IRI–EC), Personal Distress, (IRI–PD), and Fantasy.

Author: Mark Davis

Response Type: Self-report 5-point rating scale.

Scale items: 

There are four 7-item rating scales. Each item is rated from A to E with the anchors reflecting a degree of self-description: A = Does not describe me well, E = Describes very well.

Perspective -Taking (IRI–PT) measures cognitive empathy, or the tendency to see the world from others’ viewpoints: “I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective.”

Empathic Concern (IRI–EC) measures emotional empathy, or feelings of compassion for others in distress: “I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.”

Personal Distress, (IRI–PD) measures self-focused responses to others’ suffering “When I see someone who badly needs help in an emergency, I go to pieces.”

Fantasy measures empathy for fictional characters: “I really get involved with the feelings of the characters in a novel.”

 

Psychometric properties

Davis (1983) reported adequate internal and test-retest reliability values from previous research. Correlations with other measures can be found in Davis (1983). The correlations suggest early support for concurrent validity.

Availability:

Fetzer measures: https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/EMPATHY-InterpersonalReactivityIndex.pdf

Eckerd College   https://www.eckerd.edu/psychology/iri/

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Reference for the scale

Davis, M. H. (1983). Measuring individual differences in empathy: Evidence for a multidimensional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 44(1), 113–126. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.44.1.113

 

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Experiences in Close Relationships scale (ECR)

 

Assessment name:  Experiences in Close Relationships scale (ECR)

Scale overview: The 36-item Experiences in Close Relationships scale is a self-report

measure of adult attachment that assesses anxious and avoidant attachment.

Authors: Brennan and others

Response Type: 7-point rating scale

Scale items: There are 36-items. Each scale consists of 18-items.

Anxious Attachment, ECRANX

I'm afraid that I will lose my partner's love.

Avoidant Attachment, ECRAVO

I prefer not to be too close to romantic partners.

Psychometric properties

Alpha values for the two subscales were good. See reports for details.

 

Availability:

An online version was available in 2023 at this link:   

 https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/ECR.php

Online link to pdf  

https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/Attachment-ExperienceinCloseRelationshipsRevised.pdf

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References for the scale

Brennan, K. A., Clark, C. L., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Self-report measurement of adult romantic attachment: An integrative overview. In J. A. Simpson & W. S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and close relationships (pp. 46 –76). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item-response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 350-365.

 

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Interfaith Spirituality Scale

 

Assessment name:  Interfaith Spirituality Scale

Scale overview: The Interfaith Spirituality Scale is a self-report rating scale that measures spirituality in four dimensions labelled: Direct connection with the creator, Asceticism, Meditation, and Divine Love.

Authors: Kira, I., Shuwiekh, H., Al-Huwailah, A. H., Zidan, T., & Bujold-Bugeaud, M.

Response Type: Four choice rating scale of what is true about oneself ( 4 = mostly true about me, 1 = not true about me)

Scale items (Four Categories having different numbers of items)

  Direct connection with the creator

Items refer to feelings and other aspects of the relationship between the person and their understanding of the creator.

  Asceticism

Items refer to self-control, modesty, and related concepts

  Meditation

Items refer to meditating, reflection on life, and similar concepts

  Divine Love

            Items refer to a person’s sense of divine love

Psychometric properties

The authors include the results of a factor analysis supporting construct validity in their 2021 article.

Information on reliability includes alpha values of .92 for the 23-item version. The researchers also included alpha values for the subscales and a 4-week test-retest value of .72.

Validity coefficients provide early evidence for validity based on values associated with several measures such as a positive relationship with self-esteem and religiosity and an inverse relationship with PTSD.

Availability:

The IFS can be found in the PsycTESTS reference below and in the Appendix to the article published in 2021.

Reference for the scale

Kira, I., Shuwiekh, H., Al-Huwailah, A. H., Zidan, T., & Bujold-Bugeaud, M. (2019). Interfaith Spirituality Scale [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t70731-000

Kira, I., Shuwiekh, H., Al-Huwailah, A. H., Zidan, T., & Bujold-Bugeaud, M. (2021). Measuring interfaith spirituality: Initial validation and psychometrics. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 13(3), 324–339. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000242.supp (Supplemental)

 

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