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01-06-2018 | Original Paper

Spiritual Openness, Revisiting a Potentially Important Aspect of Spirituality: Scale Review and Revision

Authors: Joshua C. Eyer, Shweta Kapoor, Martha A. Combs, Emberly M. Jay, Beverly E. Thorn

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

Religiousness and spirituality (R/S) exert important influences on individuals across a range of domains. Spiritual Openness is theoretically linked with the personality trait of Openness to Experience, suggesting promise for future research. Using responses from 366 undergraduates on the Spiritual Experience Index-Revised (SEI-R: subscales of Spiritual Openness and Spiritual Support), analyses evaluated and revised the SEI-R, deleting poor items and generating a 10-item measure. The new SEI-S exhibits better psychometric properties and reduced participant burden, and subscales displayed a curvilinear relationship in which increases in Spiritual Openness showed a trade-off in levels of Spiritual Support.

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Title: Spiritual Openness, Revisiting a Potentially Important Aspect of Spirituality: Scale Review and Revision
Authors: Joshua C. Eyer
Shweta Kapoor
Martha A. Combs
Emberly M. Jay
Beverly E. Thorn
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0444-7

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