spiritual measurement tools
Provided here are available tools from researchers to measure spirituality (meaning aspects of transcendence, purpose, actualization, etc. not belonging within any religious framework). It is recommended these tools be used along with other determinants of mental, physical, emotional, social, financial and occupational health to better understand holistic functioning of any one individual.
Review of 10 Inclusive & Broad Spiritual Scales (click here to download)
A 2012 review which suggests that the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire & Spiritual Transcendence Scale have the best psychometric properties in the current psychological literature.
Snyder’s Hope Scale (click here to download)
Hope has been demonstrated to be an integral variable in relating spirituality to behavioral activation. This 12-item scale has been used extensively in research and clinical settings.
Example item: “I energetically pursue my goals.“
Spiritual Competency Scale (click here to download)
Used primarily for developing clinicians to gauge their readiness to understand and integrate spirituality & faith into client treatment.
Example item: “It is essential to determine a client’s spiritual functioning during an intake assessment.”
Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (click here to download)
This 16-item scale has over 20 language translations and includes both theistic and non-theistic sections for use on religious and/or solely spiritual individuals.
Example item: “I experience a connection to all of life.“
Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (click here to download)
This 24-item report can be used to supplement other IQ-related assessments to more fully capture intelligence as it relates to meaning-making, virtue and compassion.
Example item: “I define myself by my deeper, non-physical self.“
Chronic Illness Spiritual Well-Being Scale (click here to download)
This 12-item report is used primarily for patients suffering from debilitating illness such as cancer due to substantial research linking spirituality with better treatment and self-care.
Example item: “my illness has strengthened my faith or spiritual beliefs.”
Hood’s Mysticism Scale (click here to download)
This link contains both 32-item & 8-item scales; relates to the experiential, intuitive & feeling domains of faith/spirituality.
Example item: “I have had an experience in which I knew to be sacred.“
Spiritual Meaning Scale (click here to download)
This 14-item scale captures personal meaning related to the belief of universal transcendence. It has been shown to have adequate variance with Big 5 Personality Traits.
Example Item: “I find a meaning even in my mistakes and sins.“