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Spiritually Integrated Process Assessment Scale (SIPAS): Validity and Reliability Study

Halil Eksi(MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7520-4559
Havvanur Akyol(MARMARA UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-9237-3650
Neslihan Aydın(MARMARA UNIVERSITY)0009-0001-6313-4052
Fatma Betül Karalı(MARMARA UNIVERSITY)0009-0001-1012-0423
Mehmet Özalp(NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, NAVAL ACADEMY)
M. Furkan Tunç(ISTANBUL SABAHATTIN ZAIM UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-6370-1507
Ebru Talibe Turgut(İSTANBUL SAĞLIK VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4412-1448
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Findings provide evidence that the adapted scale is valid and reliable, offering a robust tool for evaluating professionals’ integration of spirituality and religion in counseling practice.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study sought to adapt the Spiritually Integrated Process Assessment Scale into Turkish and evaluate its psychometric properties.
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This study sought to adapt the Spiritually Integrated Process Assessment Scale into Turkish and evaluate its psychometric properties. Data were collected from adult participants through convenience sampling. Of the 399 individuals who initially completed the survey, 51 cases were excluded due to extreme outliers, yielding a final sample of 348 participants. Following rigorous translation and back-translation procedures, participants completed the SIPAS alongside a conceptually related measure for criterion validity. Data screening confirmed normality assumptions, and analyses were conducted using SPSS (v.25) and AMOS (v.24). Internal consistency was examined through Cronbach’s alpha, and construct validity was assessed via Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The Turkish SIPAS demonstrated high reliability and satisfactory fit indices. Findings provide evidence that the adapted scale is valid and reliable, offering a robust tool for evaluating professionals’ integration of spirituality and religion in counseling practice.

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Eksi, H., Akyol, H., Aydın, N., Karalı, F. B., Özalp, M., Tunç, M. F., Turgut, E. T. (2026). Spiritually Integrated Process Assessment Scale (SIPAS): Validity and Reliability Study. Spiritual Psychology and Counseling, Volume: 11 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.37898/spiritualpc.1793082

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