Children's Spiritual Lives: The Development of a Children's Spirituality Measure

Previous researchers who have studied children's spirituality have often used narrow measures that do not account for the rich spiritual experiences of children within a multi-faith context. In the current study, we describe the initial stages of development of a children's spirituality me...

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Auteurs: Moore, Kelsey (Auteur) ; Bosacki, Sandra (Auteur) ; Gomez-Garibello, Carlos (Auteur) ; Talwar, Victoria 1974- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: MDPI [2016]
Dans: Religions
Année: 2016, Volume: 7, Numéro: 8, Pages: 1-11
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Measures
B Children
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Résumé:Previous researchers who have studied children's spirituality have often used narrow measures that do not account for the rich spiritual experiences of children within a multi-faith context. In the current study, we describe the initial stages of development of a children's spirituality measure, in which items were derived from children's spiritual narratives. An exploratory factor analysis of the items revealed three main factors, including Comfort (Factor 1), Omnipresence (Factor 2), and Duality (Factor 3). As rated by their parents, children from families that were more spiritual and religious had higher scores on the newly-developed measure. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contient:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel7080095