title: Psychometric examination of the Daily Spiritual experiences Scale.
abstract: Despite the burgeoning research literature addressing spirituality and its measurements, few instruments have undergone rigorous reliability and validity testing. This study contributed to determining the reliability and validity of the 16- and 6-item Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) in a convenience sample of African Americans ages 34-85. Data were collected via self-administered questionnaire including the DSES and sociodemographic variables thought to influence spiritual experiences. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests, ANOVA, inter-class correlation coefficients, Pearson's correlation, and Cronbach's alpha. Both versions were stable over time, internally consistent, and the forms were equivalent and valid in an all-African American sample.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. fvloustalot@medicine.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Fleetwood V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Loustalot
authors.forename: Sharon B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boss
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McDyess
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012067:Religion; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States