Some of the key published studies by others using the DSES:
Ellison, C.G.; Fan, D. Daily spiritual experiences and psychological well-being among US adults. Soc. Indic. Res. 2008, 88, 247-271.
Allen, R.S.; Phillips, L.L.; Roff, L.L.; Cavanaugh, R.; Day, L. Religiousness/spirituality and mental health among older male inmates. Gerontol. 2008, 48, 692-697.
Ayo, H.T.; Agofure, S.H.; Adebukola, K. Psychosocial variables as predictors of work family conflict among secondary school teachers in Irele Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria. Pak. J. Soc. Sci. 2009, 6, 11-18.
Bailly, N.; Roussiau, N. The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES): Validation of the short form in an elderly French population. Can. J. Aging. 2010, 29, 223-231.
Ballew SH, Hannum SM, Gaines JM, Marx KA, P. J. (2011). The Role of Spiritual Experiences and Activities in the Relationship Between Chronic Illness and Psychological Well-Being. J Relig Health.
Bay, P.S.; Ivy, S.S.; Terry, C.L. The effect of spiritual retreat on nurses’ spirituality: A randomized controlled study. Holist. Nurs. Pract. 2010, 24, 125-133.
Boelens, P.A.; Reeves, R.R.; Replogle, W.H.; Koenig, H.G. A randomized trial of the effect of prayer on depression and anxiety. Int. J. Psychiatry Med. 2009, 39, 377-392.
Bell, D.E., Jr. The relationship between distal religious and proximal spiritual variables and self-reported marital happiness. PhD dissertation, Florida State University College of Medicine, 2009.
Brelsford, G.M.; Marinelli, S.; Ciarrochi, J.W.; Dy-Liacco, G.S. Generativity and spiritual disclosure in close relationships. Psychol. Relig. Spritual. 2009, 1, 150-161.
Brelsford, G. M., Luquis, R., & Murray-Swank, N. A. (2011). College Students’ Permissive Sexual Attitudes: Links to Religiousness and Spirituality. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21(2), 127-136. Routledge.
Boswell, G.H.; Kahana, E.; Dilworth-Anderson, P. Spirituality and healthy lifestyle behaviors: Stress counter-balancing effects on the well-being of older adults. J. Relig. Health 2006,45, 587-602.
Blumenthal, J.A.; Babyak, M.A.; Ironson, G.; Thorensen, C.; Powell, L.; Czajkowski, S.; Burg, M.; Keefe, F.J.; Steffen, P.; Catellier, D. Spirituality, religion, and clinical outcomes in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction. Psychosom. Med. 2007, 69, 501-508.
Campbell, J.D.; Yoon, D.P.; Johnstone, B. Determining relationships between physical health and spiritual experience, religious practices, and congregational support in a heterogeneous medical sample. J. Relig. Health 2010, 49, 3-17.
Ciarrocchi, J.W.; Deneke, E. Happiness and the varieties of religious experience: Religious support, practices, and spirituality as predictors of well-being. Res. Soc. Sci. Study Relig. 2005, 15, 209-233.
Ciarrocchi, J.W.; Deneke, E. Hope, optimism, pessimism, and spirituality as predictors of well-being controlling for personality. Res. Soc. Sci. Study Relig. 2005, 16, 161-183.
Cole, B.S.; Hopkins, C.M.; Tisak, J.; Steel, J.L.; Carr, B.I. Assessing spiritual growth and spiritual decline following a diagnosis of cancer: Reliability and validity of the spiritual transformation scale. Psycho-Oncol. 2008, 121, 112-121.
Dean, M. Islam and psychosocial wellness in an American Afghan refugee community. PhD dissertation, Curtin University, Centre for International Health, 2006.
Desrosiers, A.; Miller, L. Relational spirituality and depression in adolescent girls. J. Clin. Psychol. 2007, 63, 1021-1037.
Duffy, R. Spirituality, religion, and work values. J. Psychol. Theol. 2010, 38, 1-17.
Dunn, K.S.; Wordlaw, S.L.; Chapleski, E. Everyday spirituality in central city elders. J. Relig. Spritual. Aging 2003, 15, 41-59.
Easterling, L.; Gamino, L.; Sewell, K.W.; Stirman, L.S. Spiritual experience, church attendance, and bereavement. J. Past. Care 2000, 54, 263-275.
Einolf, C. (2011). Daily Spiritual Experiences and Prosocial Behavior. Social Indicators Research, 1-17.
Fehr, B., Sprecher, S., Underwood, L.G. The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research and Applications. Wiley-Blackwell: Malden, MA, USA, 2009.
Fincham, F.D., Ajayi, C & Beach, S.R.H. (in press). Spirituality and marital satisfaction in African American couples. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
Fowler, D. N., Faulkner, M., Learman, J., & Runnels, R. (2011). The Influence of Spirituality on Service Utilization and Satisfaction for Women Residing in a Domestic Violence Shelter. Violence Against Women. doi:10.1177/1077801211424480
Geary, C., & Rosenthal, S. L. (2011). Sustained Impact of MBSR on Stress, Well-Being, and Daily Spiritual Experiences for 1 Year in Academic Health Care Employees. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(10), 939-944. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0335
Goldstein, E.D. Sacred moments: Implications on well-being and stress. J. Clin. Psychol. 2007, 63, 1001-1019.
Greeson, J. M., Webber, D. M., Smoski, M. J., Brantley, J. G., Ekblad, A. G., Suarez, E. C., & Wolever, R. Q. (2011). Changes in spirituality partly explain health-related quality of life outcomes after Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Journal of behavioral medicine, 1-11-11. Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/s10865-011-9332-x
Hall, D.E.; Koenig, H.G.; Meador, K.G. Episcopal measure of faith tradition: A context-specific approach to measuring religiousness. J. Rel. Health 2010, 49, 164-178.
Han, J.; Richardson, V.; The relationship between depression and loneliness among homebound older persons: Does spirituality moderate this relationship? J. Relig. Spiritual. Soc. Work: Soc. Thought 2010, 29, 218-236.
Harris, S.K.; Sherritt, L.R.; Holdeer, D.W.; Kulig, J. Shrier, L.A.; Knight, J.R. Reliability and validity of the brief multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality among adolescents. J. Relig. Health 2008, 47, 438-457.
Holder, M.D.; Coleman, B.; Wallace, J. M. Spirituality, religiousness, and happiness in children aged 8-12 years. J. Happiness Stud. 2008, 11, 131-150.
Holland, J.M.; Neimeyer, R.A. Reducing the risk of burnout in end-of-life care settings: The role of daily spiritual experiences and training. Palliat. Support. Care 2005, 3, 173-181.
Houston, D.J. Spirituality and public service. Public Adm. Rev. 2007, 16, 88-102.
Hufford David J ; Fritts Matthew J. ,Rhodes , Jeffrey E. Spiritual Fitness DSES listed as a good metric, Military Medicine August 2010 Supplement, 175:8
Idler, E.; Musick, M.; Ellison, C.; George, L.; Krause, N.; Ory, M.G.; Pargament, K.I.; Powell, L.H.; Underwood, L.G.; Williams, D.R. Measuring multiple dimensions of religion and spirituality for health research. Res. Aging 2003, 25, 327-364.
Johnstone, B., McCormack, G., Yoon, D., & Smith, M. (2011). Convergent/Divergent Validity of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality: Empirical Support for Emotional Connectedness as a Spiritual Construct. Journal of Religion and Health, 1-13.
Kalkstein, S.; Tower, R.B.; The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and well-being: Demographic comparisons and scale validation with older Jewish adults and a diverse internet sample. J. Relig. Health 2009, 48, 401-417.
Keefe, F.J.; Affleck, G.; Lefebvre, J.; Underwood, L.; Caldwell, D.S.; Drew, J.; Egert, J.; Gibson, J.; Pargament, K. Living with rheumatoid arthritis: The role of daily spirituality and daily religious and spiritual coping. J. Pain 2001, 2, 101-110.
Koenig. H.G.; George, L.K.; Titus, P.; Meador, K.G. Religion, spirituality, and acute care hospitalization and long-term care by older patients. Arch. Intern. Med. 2004, 164, 1579-1585.
Koenig, H.G.; George, L.K.; Titus, P. Religion, spirituality and health in medically ill hospitalized older patients. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. 2004, 52, 554-562.
Loustalot, F.; Wyatt, S.; Boss, B. Psychometric examination of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale. J. Cult. Divers. 2006, 13, 162-167.
Loustalot, F.; Wyatt, S.B.; Sims, M.; Ellison, C.G.; Taylor, H.A.; Underwood, L.G. Psychometric testing of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. J. Relig. Health 2009, doi: 10.1007/s10943-009-9278-2.
Luquis, R. R., Brelsford, G. M., & Rojas-Guyler, L. (2011). Religiosity, Spirituality, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors Among College Students. Journal of religion and health. doi:10.1007/s10943-011-9527-z
Lyons, G. C. B., Deane, F. P., Caputi, P., & Kelly, P. J. (2011). Spirituality and the treatment of substance use disorders: An exploration of forgiveness, resentment and purpose in life. Addiction Research & Theory, 19(5), 459-469. doi:10.3109/16066359.2011.555022
Maisel, N.; Rauer, A.; Marshall, G.; Karney, B.R. Social support after a partner’s traumatic injury: Situational, relationship, and individual difference predictors. In Support processes in intimate relationships; Sullivan, K., Davila, J., Eds.; Oxford University Press: New York, NY, USA, 2010; pp. 264-288.
Maisel, N.C, Rauer, Amy J, Marshall, G.N, and Karney, B.R. (2011). Predicting Support From an Intimate Partner After a Traumatic Injury1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41(8), 2044-2075.
Maselko, J.; Kubzansky, L.D. Gender differences in religious practices, spiritual experiences and health: Results from the US General Social Survey. Soc. Sci. Med. 2006, 62, 2848-2860.
Mayoral Sanchez, E.; Underwood, L.G.; Laca Arocena, F.; Mejía Ceballos, J.C. Validation of the Spanish version of Underwood’s Daily Spiritual Experience Scale in Mexico. Int. J. Hisp. Psychol. 2011, in press.
McCauley, J.; Tarpley, M.J.; Haaz, S.; Bartlett, S.J. Daily spiritual experiences of older adults with and without arthritis and the relationship to health outcomes. Arthritis Rheum. 2008, 59, 122-128.
McCracken, L.M.; Gauntlett-Gilbert, J.; Vowles, K.E. The role of mindfulness in a contextual cognitive-behavioral analysis of chronic pain-related suffering and disability. Pain 2007,131, 63-69.
Miller, W.R.; Forcehimes, A.; O’Leary, M.J.; LaNoue, M.D.; Spiritual direction in addiction treatment: Two clinical trials. J. Subst. Abus. Treat. 2008, 35, 434-442.
Mofidi, M.; DeVellis, R.F.; Blazer, D.G.; DeVellis, B.M.; Panter, A.T.; Jordan, J.M. Spirituality and depressive symptoms in a racially diverse US sample of community-dwelling adults. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2006, 194, 975-977.
Mustea, A., & Goldis, V. (n.d.). PERSONAL GOALS : A NEW APPROACH IN. Politics, (2008).
Ng, S.-M.; Ted, C.T.; Fong, E.; Tsui, Y.L.; Friendly, A.-Y.; Law, S.K.W. Validation of the Chinese version of Underwood’s Daily Spiritual Experience Scale—transcending cultural boundaries? Int. J. Behav. Med. 2009, 16, 91-97.
Oliveira, A.L.; Kimura, M.; Mishima, L.S. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale for the Brazilian culture. Qual. Life Res. 2010, 19 (Suppl. 1), 48.
Park, C.L.; Edmondson, D.; Hale-Smith, A.; Blank, T.O. Religiousness/spirituality and health behaviors in younger adult cancer survivors: Does faith promote a healthier lifestyle? J. Behav. Med. 2009, 32, 582-591.
Park, C.L.; Brooks, M.; Sussman, J. Dimensiions of religion and spirituality in psychological adjustment in older adults living with congestive heart failure. In Faith and Well-being in Later Life: Linking Theory with Evidence in an Interdisciplinary Inquiry; Ai, A., Ardelt, M., Eds.; Nova Science Publishers: Hauppauge, NY, USA, 2009; pp. 41-58.
Pranckeviciene, Aiste, Zasytyte, Egidija, Gustianiene, Loreta (2008), Relationship between Spirituality and Wellness in a Sample of University Students. International Jouranl of Psychology: A Biosocial Approach, 2.
Rippentrop, A.E.; Altmaier, E.M.; Chen, J.J. The relationship between religion/spirituality and physical health, mental health, and pain in a chronic pain population. Pain 2005, 116, 311-321.
Roff, L.L.; Durkin, D.; Sun, F.; Klemmack, D.L. Widowhood, religiousness and self-assessed well-being among older adults. J. Relig. Spritual. Aging 2007, 19, 43-60.
Robinson, E.; Cranford, J.; Webb, J.; Brower, K. Six-month changes in spirituality, religiousness, and heavy drinking in a treatment-seeking sample. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 2007, 68, 282-290.
Robinson, E. A. R., Krentzman, A. R., Webb, J. R., & Brower, K. J. (2011). Six-month changes in spirituality and religiousness in alcoholics predict drinking outcomes at nine months. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 72(4), 660-8.
Rounding, K., Hart, K. E., Hibbard, S., & Carroll, M. (2011). Emotional Resilience in Young Adults Who Were Reared by Depressed Parents: The Moderating Effects of Offspring Religiosity/Spirituality. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 13(4), 236-246. doi:10.1080/19349637.2011.616091
Sanchez, E.G.M.; Arocena, F.A.L.; Ceballos, J.C.M. Daily spiritual experience in Basques and Mexicans: A quantitative study. J. Transpers. Res. 2010, 2, 10-25.
Sessanna, L., Finnell, D. S., Underhill, M., Chang, Y.-P., & Peng, H.-L. (2011). Measures assessing spirituality as more than religiosity: a methodological review of nursing and health-related literature. Journal of advanced nursing, 1-18. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05596.x
Serrano, Sonia, and Cortes, Christina. The interplay of spirituality, health, personal leisure time and well-being, Online publication
Shorkey, C.; Uebel, M.; Windsor, L.C. Measuring dimensions of spirituality in chemical dependence treatment and recovery: Research and practice. Int. J. Ment. Health Addict. 2008, 6, 286-305.
Skarupski, K.; Fitchett, G.; Evans, D.; Mendes, C.F. Daily spiritual experiences in a biracial community-based population of older adults. Aging Men. Health 2010, 14, 779-789.
Stewart, C.; Koeske, G.F.; Koeske, R.D. Personal religiosity and spirituality associated with social work practitioners’ use of religious-based intervention practices. J. Relig. Spiritual. Soc. Work: Soc. Thought 2006, 25, 69-85.
Steinhauser, K. E., Alexander, S. C., Byock, I. R., George, L. K., Olsen, M. K., & Tulsky, J. A. (2008). Do preparation and life completion discussions improve functioning and quality of life in seriously ill patients? Pilot randomized control trial. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 11(9), 1234-1240.
Stewart, C.; Koeske, G.F. A preliminary construct validation of the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality Instrument: A study of Southern USA. Int. J. Psychol. Relig. 2009, 16, 181-196.
Taylor, E.J.; Mamier, I.; Bahjri, K.; Anton, T.; Petersen, F. Efficacy of a self-study programme to teach spiritual care. J. Clin. Nurs. 2009, 18, 1131-1140.
Van Dyke, C.J.; Glenwick, D.; Cecero, J.; Kim, S.K. The relationship of religious coping and spirituality to adjustment and psychological distress in urban early adolescents. Ment. Health Relig. Cult. 2009, 12, 369-383.
Voltmer, E.; Büssing, A.; Thomas, C.; Spahn, C. Religiosität, Spiritualität, Gesundheit und Berufsbezogene Verhaltensmuster bei Pastoren zweier freikirchlich-protestantischer Denominationen/Religiosity (Spirituality, health and work-related behavior patterns in pastors of two Free Protestant denominations). Psychother. Psych. Med. 2010, 60, 425-433.
Woods, G. The ‘bigger feeling’: The importance of spiritual experience in educational leadership. Educ. Manag. Adm. Leadersh. 2007, 35, 135-155.
Watlington, C. The roles of religion and spirituality among African American survivors of domestic violence. J. Clin. Psychol. 2006, 62, 837-857.
Wachholtz, A.B.; Pargament, K.I. Is spirituality a critical ingredient of meditation? Comparing the effects of spiritual meditation, secular meditation, and relaxation on spiritual, psychological, cardiac, and pain outcomes. J. Behav. Med. 2005, 28, 369-384.
Wehmer, M. A., Quinn Griffin, M. T., White, A. H., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2010). An Exploratory Study of Spiritual Dimensions Among Nursing Students. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1), 40.
Whitehead, B. R., & Bergeman, C. S. (2011). Coping with Daily Stress: Differential Role of Spiritual Experience on Daily Positive and Negative Affect. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 1-4. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr136
Wutoh, A. K., English, G. N., Daniel, M., Kendall, K. A., Cobran, E. K., Tasker, V. C., Hodges, G., et al. (2011). Pilot study to assess HIV knowledge, spirituality, and risk behaviors among older African Americans. Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(3), 265.
Wnuk, M., Tadeusz Marcinkowski, J. M., Hedzelek, M., & Sylwia Swistak-Sawa. (2010). Artykuł oryginalny
Religijno-duchowe korelaty siły nadziei oraz poczucia sensu życia pacjentów onkologicznych (Correlates of religious and spiritual forces of hope and a sense of meaning in life of cancer patients). Psychoonkologia, 1, 14-20.
Zemore, S.E.; Kaskutas, L.A. Helping, spirituality and Alcoholics Anonymous in recovery. J. Stud. Alcohol 2004, 65, 383-391.
A few of the theses already completed using the DSES:
Schmidt, M. Skala zur Erfassung von spirituellen Erfahrungen im Alltag: deutsche Adaptation mit Hilfe von Strukturgleichungsmodellen (Scale for the assessment of spiritual experiences in everyday life: German adaptation using structural equation models), Diplomarbeit, U of Frankfurt am Main, 2010.
Jackson, B. R. (2010). DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES: A BUFFER AGAINST THE EFFECT OF DAILY PERCEIVED STRESS ON DAILY MOOD , Masters Thesis, 2010 Notre Dame
Chant, Vanessa DMin Melbourne College of Divinity 2010 The integration of spirituality into Christian Counseling
Cox, Crystal, Masters of Education, Bowling Green State University, 2011, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY, STRESS, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Greer, Paul DMin thesis, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009, AN EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY AND PROGRAM FOR THE MITIGATION OF COMPASSION FATIGUE FOR COMBAT DEPLOYING CHAPLAINS
Tsabary, Shefali, Ph.D Thesis The influences of gender, parenthood and spiritual experiences on depressive symptoms, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 2008,
Didion, Lea M., Psy.D Aggression and spirituality among veterans with chronic combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder, PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, 2009
Pierce, Laura Marinn, “An Exploration of the Relationships among Wellness, Spirituality, and Personal Dispositions of Practicing Professional Counselors” PhD dissertation, University of Tennessee 2010.
Perez, Jeannie, 2011 DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE, PARENT-ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP, AND SCHOOL FACTORS: PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING. Phillipines
Park, Jung H., Doctor of Public Health Thesis (2009). Look Beyond and Rejoice: A spiritual intervention for patients with life-threatening illness or chronic pain. Loma Linda University.
Mosholder, Eleanor, PhD Thesis, The influence of PTSD and spirituality on Navy personnel, REGENT UNIVERSITY, 2007, 3292114
Taranu, Olga, Estudo da Relação entre Resiliência e Espiritualidade numa Amostra Portuguesa (Study of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Resilience in a Portuguese Sample) 2011 PhD Thesis University of Lisbon FACULDADE DE PSICOLOGIA E DE CIÊNCIAS DA EDUCAÇÃO
Acácia Lima de Oliveira, Brazil. UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO, ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM, PhD thesis, ANÁLISE PSICOMETRICA DA DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE SCALE PELO MÉTODO RASCH Psychometric Rasch Analysis of the DSES, 2011
Pauwlik, Zsuzsa Orsika Subjective Value Categories and Religiousness/Spirituality as Decisive Factors of Mental Health in The Case of College Students, Hungary 2009
Ji Sung Park, PhD Thesis, THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED AGE, RELIGIOSITY, AND SPIRITUALITY ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN MIDDLE AND LATER LIFE University at Albany, State University of New York ,School of Social Welfare,2011, 3466754
Murdock Paul, PhD Thesis, Indiana State University Doctor of Philosophy, Stressful Life Events and Interpersonal, Religious, and Spiritual Changes, 2009
Davis-Quirarte, Lesley PsyD, The role of spirituality in self-objectification and body image dissatisfaction in women. Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology, 2007, 3351175
Books that include the DSES:
The Knitting Way: A Spiritual Guide to Self-discovery, Scolnick, Linda and MacDaniels Janice, Skylight Paths, 2005
Health Assessment in Nursing, Janet R. Weber, Jane Kelley, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth, North American Edition edition (August 30, 2011)
Tanya Luhrman, When God Talks Back, Knopf, in press March 2012