The Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH): Psychometric Evaluation and Initial Validation of the SSSH Baseline Spirituality Survey

This paper describes the development and initial psychometric testing of baseline Spirituality Survey (SS-1) from Study on Stress, Spirituality, Health (SSSH). The SS-1 contains a mixture items selected validated existing scales new generated to measure important constructs not captured by instruments, our purpose here was establish validity measures in racially/ethnically diverse sample. Psychometric properties were evaluated using standard analyses 4563 SSSH participants. Predictive assessed relation physical mental health component scores Short-Form 12 (SF-12). Scales exhibited adequate strong demonstrated construct predictive validity. Overall, correlational findings provided solid evidence that are associated with wide range relevant R/S attitudes, health, lesser degree health.