Two scales measure perspectives on the sacredness of
parenting (Murray-Swank et al., 2006) and two others look at spirituality and
pregnancy (Mahoney et al., 2009).
The authors advise researchers that they may change the word "baby" to other child age labels depending on the age of the children in their study. Thus, researchers may use labels of "toddler," "child," or "teen" in place of "baby."
Spirituality
Although the authors use the word God, the instructions invite participants to use their own word for the deity. Following is a copy of the instructions. Notice the different term for the scale's name.
Revised Manifestation of God in Parenting:
There are 10-items in the scale. Participants are asked to respond on a 1 to 7 scale where 1 = Strongly Disagree, 4 = neutral, and 7 = Strongly Disagree.
Revised Sacred Qualities of Parenting
The authors include a second set of 10-items, rated on the same 7-point scale mentioned above to assess the sacred qualities of parenting. Following are two examples of this scale.
1) My baby seems like a miracle to me.
2) Being a mother feels like a deeply spiritual experience.
Availability
You can find the full scale at this link:
The authors advise researchers that they may change the word "baby" to other child age labels depending on the age of the children in their study. Thus, researchers may use labels of "toddler," "child," or "teen" in place of "baby."
Spirituality
Although the authors use the word God, the instructions invite participants to use their own word for the deity. Following is a copy of the instructions. Notice the different term for the scale's name.
Revised Manifestation of God in Parenting:
Directions: Some of the following questions use the word "God." Different people use different terms for God, such as "Higher Power," "Divine Spirit," "Spiritual Force," "Holy Spirit," "Yahweh," "Allah,", "Buddha”, or “Goddess.” Please feel free to substitute your own word for God when answering any of the questions that follow. Also, some people do not believe in God. If this is the case for you, please feel free to choose the "strongly disagree" response when needed.Sample items
1) God played a role in my baby coming into my life.
2) I sense God's presence in my relationship with my baby.Scoring
There are 10-items in the scale. Participants are asked to respond on a 1 to 7 scale where 1 = Strongly Disagree, 4 = neutral, and 7 = Strongly Disagree.
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Revised Sacred Qualities of Parenting
The authors include a second set of 10-items, rated on the same 7-point scale mentioned above to assess the sacred qualities of parenting. Following are two examples of this scale.
1) My baby seems like a miracle to me.
2) Being a mother feels like a deeply spiritual experience.
Availability
You can find the full scale at this link:
https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/psychology/psy-spirit-fam-mahoney/Original_Revised_Sanctification_Scales.pdf
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Reference
Murray-Swank, A., Mahoney, A., & Pargament,
K. I. (2006). Sanctification of parenting: Links to corporal punishment and
parental warmth among biblically conservative and liberal mothers. International
Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 16, 271–287.
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