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.

摘要

神秘体验与自我评价的灵性有何关系？最近开发的 8 项简短版本的胡德神秘主义量表是一种有效的测量方法吗？当前的研究使用N = 1,582 American 和N= 在三个波次中测量的 1,492 个德国样本，平均间隔 4 到 5 年。结果表明，8 项简要 M 量表具有良好的心理测量特性，这证明了 1) 随时间变化的测量不变性，以及 2) 良好的重测信度。结果进一步表明，8 项简短的 M 量表 3) 调节自评宗教信仰对自评灵性的影响，4) 随着时间的推移调节自评宗教信仰对自评灵性的预测。我们得出的结论是，M 量表可以用作自我归因精神的衡量标准，并且当问卷长度有问题时，可以使用 M 量表的 8 项简要版本。