Self-Report Long Form

The ASPIRES is the first measure to understand  spirituality as a personality trait. Using the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality as the organizing conceptual and empirical scaffolding, the constructs contained in this measure were selected because they were found to be independent of the domains of the FFM. As such, spirituality is considered to be a sixth dimension of personality. The information from the ASPIRES complements information from traditional personality scales and augments and extends insights into respondents concerning their levels of engagement with existential issues. While not considered a personality trait, the ASPIRES also captures religious sentiments relating to both involvement with the more ritualistic aspects of religious involvement as well as identifies feelings of estrangement from ones’ religious communities as well as disturbances in ones’ relationship with the God of their understanding.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Observer forms have their own normative data, allowing for the direct comparison of T-scores between the self and observer versions.
• Observer ratings are essential for use when a self-report is either of questionable validity or not possible due to the age or level of infirmity of the ratee.
• Scores from observer ratings have been shown to have incremental predictive validity over the corresponding self-report scores.
• Ideal for usage with couples and cross-over analyses.
• Observer form contains asks informants about how long they have known the person they are rating and how well the rater knows the person. Such information regarding intimacy with the target allows for determining confidence in the quality and accuracy of the ratings.

Licensing agreements are possible for using the ASPIRES scales in online surveys. Contact Dr. Ralph Piedmont for information.