Religious Involvement Measurement Model in a National Sample of African Americans

This study examined the factor structure of a brief measure of religious involvement developed previously in research with African American women. Telephone interview methods were used with a national sample of both African American women and men (N = 2,370). Confirmatory factor analyses supported t...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Authors: Roth, David L. (Author) ; Clark, Eddie M. (Author) ; Knott, Cheryl L. (Author) ; Kreuter, Matthew W. (Author) ; Lukwago, Susan N. (Author) ; Mwase, Isaac (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2012]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Assessment
B Factor Structure
B African Americans
B Religion
B Loading invariance analyses
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Summary:This study examined the factor structure of a brief measure of religious involvement developed previously in research with African American women. Telephone interview methods were used with a national sample of both African American women and men (N = 2,370). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the distinction between religious beliefs and religious behaviors factors and indicated that the factor loadings were equivalent for women and men. Women reported higher levels of religious involvement than men. These results support the validity of this relatively brief instrument for assessing these two dimensions of religious involvement for both African American women and men.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9475-7