Publication Date: 2024
Mental Health, Religion and Culture (14699737)27(2)pp. 176-188
This study investigated the factor structure and reliability of the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) Scale in an Iranian sample. A total of 409 subjects (213 females and 196 males) between the ages of 14 and 88 years (Mean = 34.37) were selected. Scores were submitted to a principal components analysis using an oblimin rotation. The resulting pattern loadings were then subjected to an orthogonal procrustean rotation that used US normative data as the target matrix. The resulting factor loadings were then compared to the US normative loadings and significant convergence was obtained, suggesting that the Iranian sample understood the underlying spiritual dimension in a psychologically similar manner as the US samples. Alpha reliability values were consistent with those obtained from US norms. The results suggest that the ASPIRES Scale generalized well and is a potentially useful instrument for use in an Iranian context. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
