Relationships and family
Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (ÜSAMYÖ)
Asks parents about spiritual life in the family: the family atmosphere, how they behave with their children, religious education and discipline.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (ÜSAMYÖ)
- 39 questions
- About 8 minutes
- For adults
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
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Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
For each statement, choose how often it is true for you and your family.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Spiritual family life: not evident
Your answers suggest that spiritual values, a family atmosphere built on love and respect, and positive discipline find little place in your family at the moment. The dimension scores show where it would be easiest to start; a family counsellor can offer guidance.
Spiritual family life: low
Your answers show a low level of spiritual life in your family. The dimension scores show where you are stronger and where you are weaker.
Spiritual family life: moderate
Your answers show a moderate level of spiritual life in your family; you are strong in some areas and have room to grow in others.
Spiritual family life: high
Your answers show a high level of spiritual life in your family: a family atmosphere of love and respect, a positive approach to raising children and spiritual values play an important part in your family life.
Spiritual family life: very high
Your answers show a very high level of spiritual life in your family; your attitudes to the family atmosphere, raising children, religious education and discipline strongly reflect these values.
Total score
out of 195
Family atmosphere: not evident
Love, tolerance, mutual support and talking problems through are rarely part of home life at the moment; seeing a family counsellor could help.
Family atmosphere: low
Love, tolerance and support are sometimes present at home, but solving problems by talking is often not easy.
Family atmosphere: moderate
There is usually love and support in your family, though communication can become difficult on some matters.
Family atmosphere: high
Love, tolerance and support are frequent in your home, and problems are mostly solved by talking.
Family atmosphere: very high
Love, compassion and support are almost always present in your home, and family members support one another.
Family atmosphere
out of 60
Behaviour with children: not evident
Teaching with warmth, respecting your children's opinions and spending time together play little part in your relationship with your children at the moment.
Behaviour with children: low
You occasionally teach with warmth, offer your children choices and spend time together.
Behaviour with children: moderate
Positive behaviour towards your children is usually there, though criticism or giving orders can come to the fore at times.
Behaviour with children: high
You teach your children with warmth, respect their opinions and spend time with them regularly.
Behaviour with children: very high
Positive, supportive and respectful behaviour almost always comes first in your relationship with your children.
Behaviour with children
out of 65
Religious education: not evident
Religious education and religious practice play little part in your family life at the moment.
Religious education: low
Religious education and practice have a limited place in your family life.
Religious education: moderate
Religious education and spiritual values have a moderate place in your family life.
Religious education: high
Religious education, worship and good character hold an important place in your family life.
Religious education: very high
Religious education and practice are at the centre of your family life.
Religious education
out of 45
Discipline: not evident
Your answers suggest that hostile feelings, harsh words or physical punishment are part of discipline at home. A family counsellor or a child psychologist can help you find other ways of setting limits.
Discipline: low
Hostile feelings, harsh words or punishing methods of discipline are sometimes part of home life; support from a professional on other methods could help.
Discipline: moderate
Your ways of disciplining are mostly measured, though at times you resort to harsh words or rigid expectations.
Discipline: high
Hostile feelings, lying or harsh discipline are rare in your home.
Discipline: very high
There is almost no place for hostility, lying, harsh words or physical punishment in your home.
Discipline
out of 25
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Tarhan N, Tutgun Ünal A, Özkan D (2023). Validity and reliability studies of the Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (Üsküdar ailede manevi yaşantı ölçeğinin geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları). Medya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi (MEDİAD), 6(1), 1–24. DOI: 10.47951/mediad.1237490
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (ÜSAMYÖ) was developed by Tarhan, Tutgun Ünal and Özkan (2023) to measure values and perceptions related to spiritual life, dimension by dimension. It has 39 statements in four dimensions (family atmosphere, behaviour, religious education and discipline) and takes about 8 minutes. The result shows your level of spiritual family life overall and in each dimension; it is a pointer for reflection, not a judgement.
- Developed by
- Prof. Dr. K. Nevzat Tarhan
Score ranges of this test: Total score
| 39–69 | Spiritual family life: not evident |
| 70–100 | Spiritual family life: low |
| 101–132 | Spiritual family life: moderate |
| 133–164 | Spiritual family life: high |
| 165–195 | Spiritual family life: very high |
Score ranges of this test: Family atmosphere
| 12–21 | Family atmosphere: not evident |
| 22–31 | Family atmosphere: low |
| 32–41 | Family atmosphere: moderate |
| 42–51 | Family atmosphere: high |
| 52–60 | Family atmosphere: very high |
Score ranges of this test: Behaviour with children
| 13–22 | Behaviour with children: not evident |
| 23–33 | Behaviour with children: low |
| 34–44 | Behaviour with children: moderate |
| 45–55 | Behaviour with children: high |
| 56–65 | Behaviour with children: very high |
Score ranges of this test: Religious education
| 9–15 | Religious education: not evident |
| 16–22 | Religious education: low |
| 23–30 | Religious education: moderate |
| 31–37 | Religious education: high |
| 38–45 | Religious education: very high |
Score ranges of this test: Discipline
| 5–8 | Discipline: not evident |
| 9–12 | Discipline: low |
| 13–16 | Discipline: moderate |
| 17–20 | Discipline: high |
| 21–25 | Discipline: very high |
Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (ÜSAMYÖ) · Tarhan N, Tutgun Ünal A, Özkan D (2023). Validity and reliability studies of the Üsküdar Spiritual Life in the Family Scale (Üsküdar ailede manevi yaşantı ölçeğinin geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları). Medya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi (MEDİAD), 6(1), 1–24. DOI: 10.47951/mediad.1237490
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.