Development of Bhakti Scale as a tool to measure bhakti in common people

Abstract

Background: Bhakti questionnaire is a cost effective screening tool to measure the bhakti attributes of common people in the modern era. Aim: The aim of the study is to develop a questionnaire as a tool to measure the amount of bhakti people have in them and how do they rate themselves in practicing that. Methodology: The study employed tool development method through which a questionnaire with 35 items each having two parts was developed. No specific inclusion or exclusion criteria was done. The questionnaire was circulated in Google form with the help of different means of social media. Data was collected through the Google excel sheet which was further analyzed and interpreted. Quantitative method was used. There was no intervention given as it was a survey design. Result: The volunteers who participated in the questionnaire were students and working people in the age group of 20-30. They feel that bhakti can be practically practiced in daily life, as well as they rate themselves well in practicing that. Conclusion: The analysis of the questionnaire to measure bhakti in the volunteers, shows that maximum of the volunteers are of the notion that the bhakti is still relevant in today‟s time to a large extent, and also practically possible to follow in life.