Turkish Adaptation of the Eco-Spirituality Scale: Its Association with Emotional Connectedness to Nature, Positive Future Expectation, and Mental Well-being

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 405 - 420, 01.10.2025

Seydi Ahmet Satıcı , Sümeyye Taşkın , Hasan Kütük , Sinan Okur , Begüm Satıcı Fatma Betül Yılmaz , Esra Nur Türkdoğan

https://doi.org/10.37898/spiritualpc.1758470

Abstract

This research includes two separate studies focusing on eco-spirituality in Turkish adults (N1=413, N2=399). Data were collected through convenience sampling, allowing us to reach 812 participants aged 18-78. In Study 1 [325 (78.7%) females and 88 (21.3%) males], Confirmatory factor analysis, Item Response Theory, validity and reliability analyses were conducted in the adaptation study of the Eco-spirituality Scale. In Study 2 [294 (73.7%) female and 105 (26.3%) male], the mediating role of positive future expectation in the relationship between eco-spirituality and mental well-being was tested. Research findings suggest that the Turkish version of the Eco-spirituality Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used to measure eco-spirituality in adults. In addition, the results demonstrate that positive future expectation mediates the relationship between eco-spirituality and mental well-being. These findings confirm the strong psychometric properties of the scale, supporting its use in future research on eco-spirituality.

Keywords

Eco-spirituality , emotional connectedness to nature , positive future expectation , mental well-being , scale adaptation

Ethical Statement

Approval was received from Yıldız Technical University Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Report Number = 20241003395, Verification Number = b444e). The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its following updates.

Supporting Institution

Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Project Unit

Project Number

This study is supported by Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Project Unit (SBG-2024-6244).

Thanks

We thank the participants of this study and those who developed the measures we used in the study.

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