| Abstract [eng] |
Spirituality is a basic human drive with diverse forms of expression that make for unique thinking and as such, it should permeate every educational endeavour. The Humanistic Spirituality Model developed within the framework of his thesis captures the essential dimensions of humanistic spirituality through three components: self-actualisation, transcendence and ultimate meaning in life. The Humanistic Spirituality Inventory (HSI), a measure of spirituality designed on the basis of the Humanistic Spirituality Model, contains three scales corresponding to the three model components. According to the results of the HSI validation study (N = 331), the instrument has good psychometric properties, i.e. adequate content and construct validity as well as satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities. The main aim of the research was to explore the relationship between humanistic spirituality and parenting experiences defined herein as authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles, parental behavioural and psychological control as well as secure and insecure parental and adult attachment styles. Study 2 (N = 514) found that of all the three parenting styles, only the authoritative style serves as a significant positive predictor of spirituality, though secure attachment in adulthood is an even more salient factor. Both parents‘ behavioural and psychological control forms do not predict humanistic spirituality, whereas secure attachment to the mother makes for spirituality indirectly as it is a significant predictor of one of the most important determinants of spirituality, secure attachment in adulthood. |
