Abstract
Keywords. Spiritual intelligence; Scale adaptation
Objectives. Research interest in spirituality and religiosity within psychology is growing
globally. However, there is a lack of validated assessment tools to measure constructs related to
spirituality, including spiritual intelligence, particularly in Latvia. The aim of the study was to adapt
the revised Latvian version (Regzdiņa & Mārtinsone, 2019) of the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report
Inventory (SISRI-24, King & DeCicco, 2009) that is designed to measure spiritual intelligence.
Materials and methods. Based on prior findings indicating inconsistencies (Regzdiņa &
Mārtinsone, 2019), four items (6, 8, 9, and 24) were revised and translated in Latvian. A total of
416 participants aged 19–87 (M = 41.54, SD = 13.28; 17% male) completed the updated Latvian
SISRI-24 and sociodemographic questions. The entire SISRI-24 was adapted for use in Latvia (24
items, each rated on a 5-point Likert scale (0–4).
Results. The internal consistency of the scale is very high (α = .95) and test-retest reliability
is high (rre = .89, p < .001). Mainly all item reaction and discrimination indices fell within the optimal
range. Confirmatory factor analysis resulted in the same four factors as in the original scale, except
that the weights of factors 14, 8, 16, 24 of the items were slightly above the limit and the model fit
indices were found to be slightly sub-optimal.
Conclusions. The instrument has very high internal consistency, adequate psychometric
properties and high test-retest reliability. This Latvian adaptation of the SISRI-24 shows the closest
alignment to the original version among all previous adaptations. Given that the test effectively
measures a multifaceted concept and its items align with the intended factor structure, 4th version of
SISRI-24 can be considered generally suitable for use in Latvia for measuring spiritual intelligence.
Further in-depth studies of the test factor structure are desirable.
Objectives. Research interest in spirituality and religiosity within psychology is growing
globally. However, there is a lack of validated assessment tools to measure constructs related to
spirituality, including spiritual intelligence, particularly in Latvia. The aim of the study was to adapt
the revised Latvian version (Regzdiņa & Mārtinsone, 2019) of the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report
Inventory (SISRI-24, King & DeCicco, 2009) that is designed to measure spiritual intelligence.
Materials and methods. Based on prior findings indicating inconsistencies (Regzdiņa &
Mārtinsone, 2019), four items (6, 8, 9, and 24) were revised and translated in Latvian. A total of
416 participants aged 19–87 (M = 41.54, SD = 13.28; 17% male) completed the updated Latvian
SISRI-24 and sociodemographic questions. The entire SISRI-24 was adapted for use in Latvia (24
items, each rated on a 5-point Likert scale (0–4).
Results. The internal consistency of the scale is very high (α = .95) and test-retest reliability
is high (rre = .89, p < .001). Mainly all item reaction and discrimination indices fell within the optimal
range. Confirmatory factor analysis resulted in the same four factors as in the original scale, except
that the weights of factors 14, 8, 16, 24 of the items were slightly above the limit and the model fit
indices were found to be slightly sub-optimal.
Conclusions. The instrument has very high internal consistency, adequate psychometric
properties and high test-retest reliability. This Latvian adaptation of the SISRI-24 shows the closest
alignment to the original version among all previous adaptations. Given that the test effectively
measures a multifaceted concept and its items align with the intended factor structure, 4th version of
SISRI-24 can be considered generally suitable for use in Latvia for measuring spiritual intelligence.
Further in-depth studies of the test factor structure are desirable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 123 -123 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2025 |
| Event | Rīga Stradiņš University International Student Conference 2025 (Rīga, March 24th—25th, 2025) - Rīga, Latvia Duration: 24 Mar 2025 → 25 Mar 2025 |
Conference
| Conference | Rīga Stradiņš University International Student Conference 2025 (Rīga, March 24th—25th, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Latvia |
| City | Rīga |
| Period | 24/03/25 → 25/03/25 |
Field of Science*
- 5.1 Psychology
Publication Type*
- 3.4. Other publications in conference proceedings (including local)