Scale name: Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) scale- Short Form
Scale
overview: The Assessment
of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments scale- Short Form (ASPIRES-SF) is a
13-item scale that measures both religious involvement and spiritual
transcendence. Spiritual transcendence refers to the way people create a sense
of meaning and purpose for their lives.
Authors:
Ralph L. Piedmont
et al. (see below)
Response
Type: The
ASPIRES-SF is a self-report assessment with different ratings for the two
subscales—see below.
Subscales
= 2
1. Religiosity Index
4-religious activity (e.g., prayer, reading religious
literature) items are rated 1-7 to indicate frequency.
2. Spiritual Transcendence Scale
9-items are rated on a 1-5 scale of
agreement. The items refer to a sense of meaning. These 9-items reflect 3
facets: Prayer fulfilment, Universality, and Connectedness.
Reliability: In the 2008 reference (see below)
alpha values were .72 for the total transcendence scale and .79 for the Religiosity
Index.
Validity: Several studies have reported on
the results of the factor structure of the longer form of ASPIRES. The 2008
study included the results of a Principal Components Analysis showing 3 factors
for the Spiritual Transcendence Scale and one factor for Religiosity
Availability: Author contract:
rpiedmont@loyola.edu
Permissions
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Reference
for the scale
Piedmont,
R. L., Kennedy, M. C., Sherman, M. F., Sherman, N. C., & Williams, J. E. G.
(2008). "A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Assessment Of Spirituality And
Religious Sentiments (Aspires) Scale: Short Form". In Research in the
Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 19. Leiden, The Netherlands:
Brill. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004166462.i-299.55
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