Validation of the Korean version of the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory(K-SISRI)

The purpose of this study is to validate the Korean Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory(SISRI) originally developed by King and DeCicco(2009). The back translation method was used to verify the original meaning of the instrument. There were two data collection phases: the pilot and the main study. For the pilot test, the exploratory factor analysis was conducted with 207 adults were participated. As a result, 16 items were deleted due to unsatisfactory factor loading scores, but it was valid as a four-factor model of critical existential thinking(5 questions), conscious state expansion(4 questions), personal meaning production(4 questions), and transcendental perception(3 questions). Thereafter, the main data collection was implemented and 428 office workers were participated finally. The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to verify the suitability of the model. This study has proven that K-SISRI is a reliable and valid instrument, expected to utilized both in academia and practical areas.