Revalidation of the Sat - Chit - Ananda Scale

AbstractSat-Chit-Ananda is an indigenous construct that refers to absolute bliss and consciousness. The present study aimed to strengthen the psychometric properties of the newly developedSat-Chit-Ananda scale (Singh et al. in Int J Vedic Found Manag 1(2):54 –74,2014). A total of 398 students aged 17 –36 years (mean age = 21.33 years, SD = 2.2, 70% males) participated in this study. An exploratory as well as confirmatory factor analysis was computed for the 17-item scale. Its’ concurrent validity was established by assessing its correlation with other well-being measures, namely Flouri shing (Diener et al. in Soc Indic Res 97:143–1562010) and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (Diener et al.2010). Satisfactory results were obtained from both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.Sat-Chit-Ananda and its factors were found to be significantly positively correlated with Flourishing and Positive Experiences and were negatively correlated with Negative Experiences. Thus, the validity of theSat-Chit-Ananda (Singh et al.2014) scale stands further substantiated —offering this scale as a promising new assessment tool.
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research