Global personal spirituality: Concept, measurement, and correlates across cultures. (28th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mathur, Anil; Barak, Benny; Zhang, Yong; Lee, Keun S.; Yoo, Boonghee
• Other Names: Casidy Riza guestEditor.; Arli Denni guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of consumer studies. Volume 42:Number 6(2018)
• Page Start: 865
• Page End: 877
• Publication Date: 2018-11-28
• Subjects: cross‐cultural -- measurement -- religiosity -- spirituality; Consumer education -- Periodicals; Home economics -- Periodicals; 339.486405
• DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12464
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-6423

Abstract

Abstract: The present study introduces a scale measuring a universal trait Global Personal Spirituality (GPS), which is independent of a person's religion or religious belief. A series of confirmatory factor analyses with progressively more restrictive constraints were carried out to assess the GPS scale's measurement invariance using subjects who were 30 to 69 years of age, and were from China ( N = 453), Japan ( N = 314), Korea ( N = 350), and the United States ( N = 436). The study also examines correlates of the GPS scale with selected related constructs to check for its validity. Results indicate that the GPS scale is both reliable and valid in these culturally and religiously diverse countries. Implications of the findings are discussed.