title: Psychometric testing of the daily spiritual experiences scale among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
abstract: This study provided the first examination of the psychometric properties of the 6-item Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) in a large African American sample, the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). The JHS included measures of spiritual (DSES) and religious practices. Internal reliability, dimensionality, fit indices, and correlation were assessed. DSES scores reflected frequent daily spiritual experiences (12.84 ± 4.72) and reliability scores were high (α = 0.85; 95% CI 0.84-0.86). The DSES loaded on a single factor, with significant goodness-of-fit scores (RMSEA = 0.094, P < 0.01). Moderate significant correlations were noted among DSES items. Our findings confirm that the 6-item DSES had excellent psychometric properties in this sample.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. floustalot@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Fleetwood
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Loustalot
authors.forename: Sharon B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: Herman A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Underwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
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