Evaluation of Validity Indices of Spiritual Competence Questionnaire

Masomeh Miri; Reza Dastjerdi; Mohammad Reza  Asadi Younesi; Majid Pakdaman

doi:10.18502/htaa.v5i1.7384

Masomeh Miri Qaenat Branch, Islamic Azad University of Birjand, Qaenat, Iran
Reza Dastjerdi Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Mohammad Reza Asadi Younesi Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran
Majid Pakdaman Department of Psychology, Qaenat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaenat, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/htaa.v5i1.7384

Keywords: Spiritual Competence; Psychometrics; Factor Analysis

Abstract

Introduction: Spiritual competence in personal and occupational lives increases compatibility, adaptation, problem-solving skills, finding meaning in life events, inner and outer peace, dynamism, and vitality and can have positive effects on other aspects of life. The first step to improve the status of spiritual competence in society is its evaluation, with currently few tools in Persian for its measurement. Therefore, this study aimed to translate and validate the Spiritual Competence Questionnaire.

Methods: After translation to Persian, the formal validity of this questionnaire was inference using the opinions of nine experts based on Waltz and Basel and Lawshe’s theory. Moreover, 179 individuals completed the study questionnaire to measure the reliability and perform exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Microsoft Excel (2016) and SPSS software (version 24) were used for statistical analysis.

Results: The validity of this questionnaire in two dimensions was 90% (content validity index; simplicity of questions: 88%, relevance of questions: 96%, and clarity of questions: 87%) and 97% (content validity ratio: standard). The reliability of this tool, which was calculated based on Cronbach’s alpha, was 89%. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index in EFA was 88%, and the mean variance for seven factors was 67%.

Conclusions: In addition to good reliability and validity, this tool is quite simple and fluent. Furthermore, with the possibility to be completed in 15 - 20 min, the questionnaire has the necessary features to assess the spiritual worthiness of individuals in different age groups.