Spiritual Thinking in Addiction-Treatment Providers

Predictors of addiction treatment providers' beliefs in the disease and choice models of addiction

“…The highest possible score is 40 (minimum = 8). Schaler (1996) reported strong internal consistency for the SBS (α = .92, standardized item, α = .91, n = 280) and a two-factor structure described as "releasegratitude-humility" (six items, α = .95, n = 281) and "tolerance" (two items, α = .53, n = 290). The full SBS and factorial analysis can be found in the work of Schaler (1996).…”

Spirituality and Addiction

“…The Schaler (1996) survey is the simpler of the two, providing a process that has proven validity and reliability. It does not, however, cover the underlying relational components in depth.…”

“…It does not, however, cover the underlying relational components in depth. Schaler (1996) developed the Spiritual Belief Scale (SBS) based on the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) model. His definition of spirituality is a ''belief in a metaphysical power that can influence personal experience'' (p. 30).…”

Inventory of Spirituality in Alcohol/Other Drug Research: Psychometric Dimensions

“…The Spiritual Belief Scale (SBS) was developed to assess spiritual thinking based on the evolution of characteristics of spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous. The SBS includes two factors representing release/gratitude/humility and tolerance (Schaler, 1996). In addition to the scales briefly mentioned here, a variety of other available measures of spirituality are available in the literature on AOD dependence recovery (see Morgan, 2002;Neff, 2008;Shorkey, Uebel, & Windsor, 2008;Stanard, Shandhu, & Painter, 2000).…”