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Theology and Sexuality, Vol. 12, No. 1, 81-101 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1355835805057788

Sexuality and Spirituality: The Embodied Spirituality Scale

Martha J. Horn

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Ralph L. Piedmont

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Geraldine M. Fialkowski

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Robert J. Wicks

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Mary E. Hunt

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This article reports two studies on the development of the Embodied Spirituality Scale (ESS), an instrument designed to measure the level of integration between one’s experience of sexuality and spirituality. Both studies were limited to specifically Christian samples. Study 1 reports the initial construction of the ESS. Participants in Study 1 consisted of 128 women and 64 men (ages 16 to 75, M = 22.7 years). Study 2 reports a validation study of the ESS. Participants in Study 2 consisted of 125 female (46.5 per cent) and 142 male (52.8 per cent) adults between the ages of 18 and 78 (M = 47; SD = 10.9). The results offer empirical support for the concept of embodied spirituality as an integral relationship between sexuality and spirituality. The results also suggest that, as a measure of embodied awareness, the ESS may offer clues to the nature of the ‘active ingredient’ in the relationship between spirituality and health.


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