Because there was some concern about overlap between the self-actualization subscale of the BNSI and the spiritual growth subscale of the HPLP II, the spiritual growth subscale was removed from the HPLP II and the stepwise regression analysis was repeated. The results indicated that self-actualization was still the first variable to enter (R2 = .52, p < .01) the regression equation; thus, concerns about the overlap were allayed.