- 著者
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Masami TAKAHASHI
Edward REMUS
- 出版者
- Editorial Boards of Japanese Journal for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
- 雑誌
- 宗教/スピリチュアリティ心理学研究 (ISSN:27581004)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.1, no.1, pp.33-40, 2023 (Released:2023-08-30)
Although the number of studies related to the psychology of religion and spirituality has increased
dramatically around the world since the late 20th century, there appears to be less enthusiasm for
this sub-field among Japanese empirical researchers. One possible reason is the lack of a relatively
comprehensive yet convenient Japanese-language research database that can be used to retrieve
psychological assessment instruments; such a database is essential to the initial phase of empirical
investigation. Here, we introduce four distinct English-language databases relevant to
psychological testing and measurement with a particular focus on APA PsycTests, one of the
largest and most readily available databases in the U.S. for identifying psychological assessment
instruments relevant to the study of religion and spirituality. Although it is a complex database, it
is relatively manageable even for non-English-speaking users. By consulting the subject index
within APA PsycTests, we created a list of American Psychological Association (APA) “subject
headings” related to religion and spirituality that, taken together, yield a total of 1,444 tests within
APA PsycTests. We categorized these subject headings according to six meaningful topic areas:
General, Beliefs and Denominations, Organizational, Practical/Experiential, Conceptual, and
Therapeutic. Instead of the hit-and-miss approach that many scholars often employ when using
existing Japanese-language databases, this list of subject headings provides researchers with a
clear and comprehensive overview of the topics covered by tests and measurements in the field
of the psychology of religion and spirituality