Evidence for the Brief Mysticism Scale: Psychometric Properties, and Moderation and Mediation Effects in Predicting Spiritual Self-Identification. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Streib, Heinz; Chen, Zhuo Job
• Is Part Of: International journal for the psychology of religion. Volume 31:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 165
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Psychology, Religious -- Periodicals; 201.615
• DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2021.1899641
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8619

Abstract

ABSTRACT: How are mystical experiences related to self-rated spirituality? Is the recently developed short 8-item version of Hood's Mysticism Scale an efficient measurement? The current study expands evidence for both questions using N = 1, 582 American and N = 1, 492 German samples measured in three waves, average 4 to 5 years apart. Results show that the 8-item brief M-Scale has good psychometric property evidenced by 1) measurement invariance across time, and 2) good test–retest reliability. Results further demonstrate that the 8-item brief M-Scale 3) moderates the effect of self-rated religiosity on self-rated spirituality, and 4) mediates the prediction of self-rated religiosity on self-rated spirituality over time. We conclude that the M-Scale can be used as a measure for self-attributed spirituality and that the 8-item brief version of the M-Scale can be used when questionnaire length is an issue.