SPIRITUALITY ASSESSMENT SCALE SURVEY Thank you for taking taking the time to participate participate in this attitude survey. survey. It should not take more than 10 or 15 minutes to complete. All your responses will be confidential; there is no way to identify individual surveys. Please be as honest as possible in in your replies. Each of the 30 statements listed below describes a feeling, behavior or attitude. Indicate your level of agreement with the statement by ranking it according to a seven-point seven-point scale in which “1” is “strongly disagree with the statement” and “7” is “strongly agree with the statement.” Indicate your response by entering one number between 1 and 7 in the blank space to the left of the item. Sample Response Ranking: 1 = Strongly Disagree/Strongly Disagree/Strongly Does Not Apply to Me 7 = Strongly Agree/Strongly Applies to Me Sample Item: 1. 7 I read part of a newspaper every day. By entering 7 in the blank space provided to the left of the statement, you are indicating that the statement strongly applies to you.
It is important that you respond to all the statements if possible. Please do not use the middle ranking (number “4”) as an “I don’t know” category. For purposes of this survey, the term “transcendent” means that which is beyond and independent of the material universe. universe. Other terms that may be used to refer to the same concept are “God,” “divine,” or “spiritual.” Do not labor over any any statement or analyze it deeply. Put down the first answer that comes to mind, and go on to the next one. This is not an examination. examination. There are no right or wrong answers. This survey is simply a study of people’s attitudes. Please indicate your your own responses responses by the numbers you enter.
1 Strongly Disagree
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
2 Disagree
3 Slightly Disagree
4 5 Equally Slightly Agree and Agree Disagree
6 Agree
7 Strongly Agree
I help other without thinking about getting rewarded. Before making an important decision, I normally pray or meditate. Prayer or meditation has the power to change my life Most of the time, I present a false front of who I am. Transcendent influences do not impact me very much. I will help others even when it requires a sacrifice. Prayer or meditation doesn’t make much difference in life. Prayer or meditation is low on my list of things to do. I am open to helping others whenever I am needed. It is better to look good in a group than to advance the group’s purpose. I am more inclined to help others when I know I am being observed and will get credit for it. I am able to cooperate with others for the good of a group. g roup. I don’t help other people. I have experienced the divine in my life I don’t look for opportunities to be of service. I believe that spiritual guidance is available through prayer or meditation. I would rather fail at a task than ask for help. I give credit to others for their good ideas. It’s delusion to think that prayer or meditation is effective. I accept responsibility for my wrongs and make amends even when I pay a price for doing so. I don’t worry about telling lies if they don’t hurt others. I don’t pray or meditate at all. I prefer to do good deeds anonymously whenever possible. I give more than is asked of me most of the time. Material success is more important to the good life than spiritual growth. I attempt to practice spiritual values in all areas of my life. I don’t blame others when it’s my fault. When I have reached the limits of my capabilities, I ask others for help without shame ore embarrassment. Being the center of attention is desirable. I pray for others or meditate on their behalf.
Scoring Instructions:
The definitive and correlated dimensional items of spirituality must be scored separately
Jung, Carl G., Collected Works, trans. Works, trans. R.F.C. Hull, vol. 11, Psychology and Religion West and East, 2 East, 2nd ed. (New York: Pantheon Books, 1958), 334 quoted in Wulff, 433.
Figure 1. Schematic Conception of Attitudes Measurable Independent Variables
Measurable Dependent Variables
Intervening Variables
Sympathetic nervous responses Affect: Verbal statements of affect**
Stimuli*
Attitudes: Cognition:
Perceptual responses Verbal statements of belief** Overt actions Behavior: Verbal statements concerning Behavior**
*Individuals, situations, social issues, social groups, an d other “attitude objects.” **Dependent variables proposed for the Spirituality Assessment Scale
As the table indicates, spirituality, like other attitudes, includes affective, cognitive and behavioral components. Milton J. Rosenberg and Carl I. Hovland, “Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Components of Attitudes,” Attitudes,” in Milton J. Rosenberg, Carl I. Hovland, William J. McGuire, Robert P Abelson, and Jack W. Brehm, Attitude Components (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1960), 3. The most frequently used scale in the study of social attitudes is the Likert Scale which is also called a summated ratings scale.
