Fundamental dimensions of personality underlying spirituality: Further evidence for the construct validity of the RiTE measure of spirituality

Edward C. Chang; Zunaira Jilani; Tina Yu; Erin E. Fowler; Jiachen Lin; Jon R. Webb; Jameson K. Hirsch

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.11.027

Fundamental dimensions of personality underlying spirituality: Further evidence for the construct validity of the RiTE measure of spirituality

Edward C. Chang, Zunaira Jilani, Tina Yu, Erin E. Fowler, Jiachen Lin, Jon R. Webb, Jameson K. Hirsch

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This study examined the construct validity of the RiTE as a multidimensional measure of spirituality in relation to the five-factor model of personality in a sample of 325 college students. Results of correlational and regression analyses provided support for the notion that the dimensions of ritualistic, theistic, and existential spirituality tapped by the RiTE, are empirically distinguishable. Overall, our findings provide further evidence for the construct validity of the RiTE and for the potential value of measuring spirituality as a multidimensional phenomenon in the study of religious processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-178
Number of pages	4
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.11.027
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

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Adults
Five-factor model
Spirituality

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