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Individual Spiritual Orientation at Work: A Conceptualization and Measure

Prof. Tripti Singh and Prof. R K Premarajan
2007
Working Paper No
264
Body

This manuscript researches and reports the importance ef measuring spiritual orientation in individuals. After conceptualizing spiritual orientation, an attempt has been made to construct and validate a scale to measure it. An 18-items Likerts' type scale has been developed, using the confirmatory factor analysis. The goodness of fit index is .90 for the six dimensions of spiritual orientation, which are: 1) Service towards humankind; 2) Feeling of inner peace and calm; 3) Being vision and value led; 4) Inter-connectedness; 5) Respect for others; 6) Self-awareness. A construct validity test has been conducted using Maslach and Jackson's burnout inventory. Five dimensions of the scale had an alpha value above .60. The self-awareness dimension had an alpha value of .50. Alpha value of the overall scale with 18 items was .82.

Key words
spiritual orientation,researches and reports

Individual Spiritual Orientation at Work: A Conceptualization and Measure

Author(s) Name: Prof. Tripti Singh and Prof. R K Premarajan, 2007
Working Paper No : 264
Abstract:

This manuscript researches and reports the importance ef measuring spiritual orientation in individuals. After conceptualizing spiritual orientation, an attempt has been made to construct and validate a scale to measure it. An 18-items Likerts' type scale has been developed, using the confirmatory factor analysis. The goodness of fit index is .90 for the six dimensions of spiritual orientation, which are: 1) Service towards humankind; 2) Feeling of inner peace and calm; 3) Being vision and value led; 4) Inter-connectedness; 5) Respect for others; 6) Self-awareness. A construct validity test has been conducted using Maslach and Jackson's burnout inventory. Five dimensions of the scale had an alpha value above .60. The self-awareness dimension had an alpha value of .50. Alpha value of the overall scale with 18 items was .82.

Keywords: spiritual orientation,researches and reports