RT Article
T1 Psychometric evaluation of the bottom-up developed Experiencing Grace Scale
JF Archive for the psychology of religion
VO 47
IS 1
SP 99
OP 129
A1 Schellekens, Tine
A1 Dillen, Annemie 1978-
A1 Toussaint, Loren
A1 Dewitte, Laura
A1 Dezutter, Jessie
A2 Dillen, Annemie 1978-
A2 Toussaint, Loren
A2 Dewitte, Laura
A2 Dezutter, Jessie
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1919391304
AB The experience of grace is currently attracting increased empirical interest. Validated instruments to assess aspects of the experience of grace in a secularized context are scarce which limits current psychological research on grace in other than highly religious populations. We present a bottom-up construction of the Experiencing Grace Scale (EGS) and evidence supporting its reliability and validity. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the four subscales: Appraising Grace, Giving Grace, Receiving Grace, and Divine Grace. Reliability analysis showed overall good internal consistency and test–retest stability. Convergent validity was demonstrated by means of expected associations between subscales of the EGS and other relevant measures. Predictive validity was confirmed by associations between subscales of the EGS at measurement Wave 1 with mental well-being scales at Wave 2. The EGS contributes to further research on the experience of grace and its relationship to other psychosocial variables in the field of positive psychology.
K1 Validity
K1 Scale Development
K1 Psychometrics
K1 positive psychology
K1 Integration of psychology and theology
DO 10.1177/00846724241229737