Spanish Translation, Validation, and Factor Structure of the Religious/Spiritual Struggles Scale With Puerto Rican Adults
Religious/spiritual struggles (RSS) have been reported as a risk factor for mental health. Therefore, it is justified to explore how this construct may manifest among religious/spiritual people from diverse origins. The aims of this study were to: (1) translate and adapt the RSS Scale from English t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2023
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-207 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Puerto Rico
/ Psychometrics
/ Religiosity
/ Spirituality
/ Mental health
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RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion KBR Latin America ZD Psychology |
Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B religious / spiritual struggles B Religion B Latino(a) / Hispanic B Psychometric Properties B Religiosity |
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Summary: | Religious/spiritual struggles (RSS) have been reported as a risk factor for mental health. Therefore, it is justified to explore how this construct may manifest among religious/spiritual people from diverse origins. The aims of this study were to: (1) translate and adapt the RSS Scale from English to Spanish; (2) examine its internal consistency (using α and ω coefficients); (3) explore its concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity; and (4) examine its factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in a sample of 225 Puerto Rican adults. The Spanish RSS Scale showed excellent psychometric properties. In CFA with robust maximum likelihood estimation, a 25-item Spanish version of the instrument replicated the six-factor structure of the original 26-item English version and showed excellent reliability. The 25-item RSS scale also presented adequate concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity. This work advances the development of measures of religious and spiritual aspects in Puerto Ricans. |
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ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00916471221133115 |