Arzu Bulut, Yaşar Demir
Spirituality and spiritual fitness are important protective resources for healthcare professionals because they may give meaning to clinical practice, support ethical decision-making, and strengthen psychological resilience. This study aimed to adapt the SOCOM Spiritual Fitness Scale into Turkish and evaluate its psychometric properties among healthcare professionals in Türkiye. This cross-sectional validation study was conducted with healthcare professionals in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Of the 500 survey forms distributed, 408 were returned, yielding a response rate of 81.6%. After excluding 18 forms that did not meet the inclusion criteria, the final analyses were conducted with data from 390 participants. The scale adaptation process included forward-backward translation and cognitive interviews in accordance with international adaptation standards. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure and yielded acceptable-to-good fit indices (RMSEA = 0.066, CFI = 0.961). Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's α = 0.95), and convergent validity was supported by positive correlations with the meaning in life subdimensions. Measurement invariance analyses indicated equivalence across gender, age, and occupational groups. In conclusion, the SFS-HP appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing spiritual fitness among healthcare professionals in Türkiye and for producing comparable scores across different subgroups.