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Scale for Spiritual Intelligence (SSI), 2011 Authors: Kumar, V. Vineeth; Mehta, Manju doi:10.1037/t16725-000 Construct: Spiritual Intelligence Purpose: The purpose of the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence is to assess adolescents' spiritual intelligence, which is defined as the capacity to define one's own meaning and purpose in life. The SSI can be used for research and survey purposes, as well as for individual assessment and training. Administration Method: Paper Summary: The Scale for Spiritual Intelligence (SSI; Kumar & Mehta, 2011) is a 20-item, self-report measure of spiritual intelligence in adolescents. The SSI is rated on a Likert scale and can be completed in 10 minutes. The idea behind the development of this scale was to generate and assess the concept of spiritual intelligence in the collectivist culture bounded with eastern philosophy. On the basis of the conceptualization of the construct, 80 items were generated. These items were given to a panel of expert judges who evaluated them for relevance. The 69 surviving items were then administered to a sample of tenth-grade students. Item analyses resulted in the final 20-item measure. Internal consistency was found to be satisfactory. Face and content validity was high as per the judges. Using another sample of students, factor analysis resulted in a six-factor solution, with all 20 items loading meaningfully. The factors are as follows: Purpose in life, Human Values, Compassion, Commitment towards Humanity, Understanding Self, and Conscience. Convergent and discriminant validity was also established through correlations with related measures.



Unique Identifier 9999-16725-001 Reported in Kumar, V. Vineeth; Mehta, Manju. Gaining adaptive orientation through spiritual and emotional intelligence. New facets of positivism., 2011, 281-301. Construct Spiritual Intelligence Purpose The purpose of the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence is to assess adolescents' spiritual intelligence, which is defined as the capacity to define one's own meaning and purpose in life. The SSI can be used for research and survey purposes, as well as for individual assessment and training. Alternate Test Name(s) Spiritual Intelligence Scale Acronym(s) SSI Language English Author Kumar, V. Vineeth;Mehta, Manju Email Kumar, V. Vineeth: [email protected] Correspondence Address Kumar, V. Vineeth: [email protected] Affiliation Kumar, V. Vineeth



Manav Rachna International University Faculty of Management Studies



Mehta, Manju



University of Rajasthan Department of Psychology



Format The 20 items are rated on a five-point scale with the following options: "Strongly Agree," "Agree," "Uncertain," "Disagree," and "Strongly Disagree." Number of items The Scale for Spiritual Intelligence is a 20-item, self-report measure. Administration Method Paper Administration Time This scale can be completed in 10 minutes. Permissions May use for Research/Teaching Fee No Commercial No Reliability Both Cronbach alpha and split-half reliability were .78. Validity Factor analysis yielded six factors: Purpose in life, Human Values, Compassion, Commitment towards Humanity, Understanding Self, and Conscience. The scale for spiritual intelligence was correlated with selfcompassion scale developed by Raes, Pommier, Neff and Van Gucht (2011) and psychological well being scale developed by Ryff and Keyes (1995). SI was found to be positively related to Self-Kindness, Mindfulness, Autonomy, Personal growth, Purpose in life, and self acceptance. Population Human; Male Population Details Sample: 10th Grade Boys Age Group Adolescence (13-17 yrs) Keywords Commitment Towards Humanity Subscale; Compassion Subscale; Conscience Subscale; Convergent Validity; Discriminant Validity; Emotional Intelligence; Factor Structure; Human Values Subscale; Internal Consistency; Psychometric Properties; Purpose in Life Subscale; Scale for Spiritual Intelligence; Split-Half Reliability; Test Development; Understanding Self Subscale Index Terms Adolescent Development; Conscience; Emotional Development; Emotional Intelligence; Factor Structure;Personal Values; Self Perception; Spirituality; Sympathy; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity; World View Release Date 20130610



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