González-Rivera JA, Quintero-Jiménez N, Veray-Alicea J, Rosario-Rodríguez A

Language: Spanish
References: 31
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ABSTRACT

The present work examines the psychometric properties of the spirituality scale proposed by Delaney in Puerto Ricans adults. The Spirituality Scale is a holistic instrument that attempts to measure the beliefs, intuitions, lifestyle choices, practices, and rituals representative of the human spiritual dimension. A total of 328 Puerto Ricans participated in this psychometric study. The results reflected a solution of three factors as the most appropriate one to explain the variance in the scorings. These factors were denominated Higher Power/Universal Intelligence, Relationships, and Self-Discovery. A total of 15 items complied with the criteria of discrimination and presented appropriate factor loadings in one of the three factors. The reliability index obtained for the version of 15 items of the scale was .92.

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