The aim of this methodological study was to translate, culturally adapt and assess the internal consistency and validity of the Spanish version of the "Spirituality Questionnaire". The sample comprised 204 young people between 18 and 25 years of age from two universities in Bogotá.Cronbach's Alpha was used for reliability, while groups of experts and young people were used for construct validity. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used for construct validity.The reliability score of the total instrument was 0.88. The overall index of content validity corresponded to 0.90. Exploratory factor analysis showed that four factors explain 52.60% of the variance. The originally proposed theoretical model was confirmed and, in two dimensions, a different structure was proposed. In conclusion, the instrument "Spirituality Questionnaire" by Parsian and Dunning is reliable and valid in the Spanish version.Descriptors: Spirituality; Questionnaires; Validity of Tests; Young Adult. 1 This research was supported by Division de Investigacion de la Sede Bogotá de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (DIB 11921).Paper extracted from Doctoral Dissertation "Autotrascendencia espiritualidad y bienestar en adultos emergentes universitarios no consumidores y consumidores moderados de alcohol, aportes desde la promoción de la salud" presented to Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Confiabilidad y validez del cuestionario de espiritualidad de Parsian y
Dunning en versión españolaSe presenta un estudio de tipo metodológico, cuyo objetivo fue el de traducir, adaptar culturalmente, evaluar la consistencia interna y la validez de la versión en español del
IntroductionThe validation of scales is considered an important part of the development of science and knowledge (1) .To support the development of the doctoral dissertation entitled Self-transcendence, Spirituality and Well-Being in Emerging Adult College Students with no or moderate Alcohol Consumption, the reliability and validity of the instrument "Spirituality Questionnaire" (2) had to be determined, which would be part of the set of instruments used in the project and whose psychometric properties had not been determined in Spanish.Spirituality has been reported in health and nursing literature as an element that contributes to people's mental and physical wellbeing (3)(4)(5) . Similarly, it has been described as a protective factor against alcohol abuse in the young adult population (6)(7)(8) . It is important to appoint that, in research, spirituality has been addressed from two perspectives. The first focuses on religion, religiosity and religious practices and commitments. The second approach reconstructs spirituality in a perspective that adopts a broader view of God, including the values and principles that gives meaning and purpose to life (9) .In the later, an instrument is available, developed in Australia, which focuses on the spirituality concept based on the internal identity, the meaning of life and young people's connection with themselves and with a higher ...