Measuring Spirituality: Toward Developing an Instrument for use in Adventist Schools

Abstract

Measuring spirituality is difficult and controversial. Some instruments that exist for this purpose are reviewed and found unsuitable. Therefore, the groundwork is laid for the development of an instrument suitable for self-assessing spirituality in Seventh-day Adventist teenagers. Preliminary testing is done, and the results are analyzed for their implications toward the further refining of both the constructs under study and the items in the questionnaire.