Development and Validation of Yogic Personal Excellence Inventory
Description
The data files are related to content, construct and criterion validity of yogic personal excellence inventory (YPEI) derived from the most quoted yogic classical text Patanjali Yoga Darshan. The developed YPEI is a novel and significant psychometric tool for mapping personal excellence level of an individual before prescribing personalised bio-psycho-socio-spiritual protocol for health promotion/healing/spiritual advancement. This research adds notable value in health psychology, complementary and alternative medicine and self-management. 1. Content Validity Data Excel sheet containing ten experts’ ratings on the relevance of the items of the original pool of YPEI. 2. EFA Data Excel sheet containing responses of 721 participants on 111 items retained post content validity analysis. 3. CFA Data Excel sheet containing responses of 364 participants on 71 items retained post exploratory factor analysis. 4. Criterion Validity Excel sheet containing responses of 146 participants on the final 43 items of the Yogic Personal Excellence Inventory along with Vikruti Subdosha Questionnaire, Vedic Personality Inventory, and Personal Efficacy Scale for determining convergent and discriminant validity.