| Institution: | (1) School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA;(2) School of Medicine, Division of Hypertension and Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA;(3) Jackson Heart Study Examination Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA;(4) School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA;(5) Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA;(6) School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA;(7) Department of Biomedical Humanities, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, USA;(8) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS-K-46, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA |
| Abstract: | This study provided the first examination of the psychometric properties of the 6-item Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES)
in a large African American sample, the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). The JHS included measures of spiritual (DSES) and religious
practices. Internal reliability, dimensionality, fit indices, and correlation were assessed. DSES scores reflected frequent
daily spiritual experiences (12.84 ± 4.72) and reliability scores were high (α = 0.85; 95% CI 0.84–0.86). The DSES loaded
on a single factor, with significant goodness-of-fit scores (RMSEA = 0.094, P < 0.01). Moderate significant correlations were noted among DSES items. Our findings confirm that the 6-item DSES had excellent
psychometric properties in this sample. |
