Measuring spirituality in South Africa : validation of instruments developed in the USA

dc.contributor.authorVan der Walt, Freda
dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, J.J. (Jeremias Jesaja)
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-11T06:41:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractSpirituality is receiving increased attention in the context of the workplace. Research consistently shows that spirituality is significantly correlated with mental health and well-being. Most of the research on spirituality, particularly in the context of the workplace, is conducted with instruments developed in the USA. However, the inter-cultural measurement of constructs remains a concern, because instruments developed in one culture are not necessarily transferable to another culture. In the current study, the transferability of two spiritual measures developed in the USA, namely the Human Spirituality Scale (HSS) and the Organizational Spirituality Values Scale (OSVS) are considered for a sample from South Africa. The results confirm the construct validity of the HSS and the OSVS, but indicate that the factor structures of the HSS and the OSVS should be analysed and reconfirmed when used, particularly in a South African sample. The study provides evidence that the HSS and the OSVS cannot be transferred indiscriminately to a South African sample. This insight contributes to the quality of future research studies in South Africa, not only on the important aspect of spirituality, but also when applying instruments developed elsewhere in the world.en_US
dc.description.embargo2015-07-01
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09540261.aspen_US
dc.identifier.citationVan der Walt, F & De Klerk, JJ 2014, 'Measuring spirituality in South Africa : validation of instruments developed in the USA ', International Review of Psychiatry, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 368-378.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0954-0261 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1369-1627 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3109/09540261.2014.907129
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41143
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen_US
dc.rights© 2014 Institute of Psychiatry. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Review of Psychiatry, June 2014; 26(3): 368–378. doi : 10.3109/09540261.2014.907129. International Review of Psychiatry is available online at : http://informahealthcare.com/journal/irp.en_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.subjectUnited States (US)en_US
dc.subjectWorkplace spiritualityen_US
dc.subjectSpirituality in the workplaceen_US
dc.subjectCross-cultural measurementen_US
dc.subjectPsychometric instrumentsen_US
dc.subjectMeasuring instrumentsen_US
dc.titleMeasuring spirituality in South Africa : validation of instruments developed in the USAen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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