Development and Preliminary Validation of the Divine Connectedness Scale in the USA
This research conceptualized and offered preliminary evidence on the psychometric properties of the 10-item Divine Connectedness Scale—a measure that assesses individuals’ perceptions of feeling supported by (divine guidance) and working with (divine collaboration) God or a Supreme Being. Results of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 2024, Volume: 63, Issue: 5, Pages: 3862-3877 |
| Further subjects: | B
Subjective well-being
B Flourishing B Divine relatedness B Religiosity |
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| Summary: | This research conceptualized and offered preliminary evidence on the psychometric properties of the 10-item Divine Connectedness Scale—a measure that assesses individuals’ perceptions of feeling supported by (divine guidance) and working with (divine collaboration) God or a Supreme Being. Results of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis with 434 undergraduate students in the United States showed that scores from a single-factor model of divine connectedness were valid and reliable. Divine connectedness was positively associated with religiosity, forgiveness, and well-being variables. Divine connectedness showed incremental validity over demographic covariates, social desirability, and religiosity in predicting later meaning in life and flourishing. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02111-7 |
