Study Holder et al. (2010): study CA 2005

Public

8-12 aged children, 2 schools, Canada, 200?

Sample

Respondents

N = 320

Non Response

11

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Spiritual practice/ belief

Our Classification

Remarks

Eleven items were selected from the Brief Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) which assesses spirituality and religiousness and was adapted for children

Operationalization

Practice and Belief Scale(PBS):
- Religious pracice:
  - How often do you go to a place of worship such as a church?
  - How often do you pray or meditate privately outside of church or other place of worship?
  - I read religious or spiritual books or magazines
- Belief in a higher power:
  - I feel a higher power’s presence
  - I believe in a higher power who watches over me
  - I feel a higher power’s love for me
  - I desire to be closer to a higher power
- Spirituality’s role in coping and everyday life:
  - How often do you find strength and comfort in your religion or spirituality?
  - When you are worried or have a problem, how often do you depend on your religion or spirituality to help you?
  - I try hard to use my religious or  spiritual beliefs in all parts of my life
- Overall self-perception of religiousness or spirituality: Do you think of yourself as a religious or spiritual person?

Rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale from 1 (never) to 7 (very often).

Observed Relation with Happiness