Scientific Research and Development Socio-Humanitarian Research and Technology

Russian-Language Version of R. W. Hood’s Mysticism Scale

Scientific Research and Development Socio-Humanitarian Research and Technology December 26, 2025 Aleksandra Zhukova

This study piloted and validated the Russian-language version of R. W. Hood’s Mysticism Scale in an adult sample. Two comparable groups participated (N = 200; age 19–61): 100 with self-reported mystical/transcendent experiences and 100 without such experiences. The adaptation used forward–back translation with expert review. Psychometrics included exploratory factor analysis (KMO = 0.86;...