Transcultural adaptation and evaluation of the internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Spirituality Self Rating Scale (SSRS)

Authors

  • Angélica Martins de Souza Gonçalves Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Sandra Cristina Pillon Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832009000100002

Keywords:

Spirituality, internal consistency, SSRS

Abstract

CONTEXT: Spirituality can be considered a personal dimension to understand questions about life, about meanings and the relationship with the sacred or transcendent, which may (or not) be related to religious rituals. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the internal consistency of translated and adapted for Brazil version of the instrument Spirituality Self Rating Scale (SSRS). METHODS: Descriptive, cross sectional study. The SSRS has been applied to study it the internal consistency in a sample consisted of 138 (69%) males psychoactive substance users linked to different services for rehabilitation or participating in group of mutual-help. RESULTS: The internal consistency, evaluated by the coefficient of Chronbach's alpha, showed overall value of 0.8355, ranging from 0.7028 to 0.8878. CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of SSRS showed value of internal consistency similar to the original version in English and can be considered good.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Transcultural adaptation and evaluation of the internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Spirituality Self Rating Scale (SSRS) . (2009). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 36(1), 10-15. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832009000100002