RT Article
T1 Measuring Intrinsic Religiosity: scales for use in mental health studies in China – a research report
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 16
IS 2
SP 215
OP 224
A1 Liu, Eric   Yang
A1 Koenig, Harold   G.
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2013
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1838990607
AB While Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale and the Duke University Religion Index have gained popularity in the field of religion and mental health, it remains unknown whether these scales are optimal measures of religiosity in the Chinese culture. This study is to provide some evidence to support the use of the Chinese versions of Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale and the Duke University Religion Index. The data were from a community-based sample of 1039 Chinese women, 18-34 years old, in rural China. Reliability tests were performed on the two religiosity scales. Internal consistency analysis showed excellent correlation coefficients for most of the items. In addition, factor analysis produced two factors for the Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale, a result consistent with previous findings in the Western, predominantly Christian cultures and societies. Moreover, our findings showed statistically significant correlations between the two religiosity scales and mental health outcomes, even though the strength of correlation between the Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale and mental health outcomes appeared to be stronger. In sum, this study suggests that both the Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale and the Duke University Religion Index should be appropriate instruments for detecting and measuring religiosity in the Chinese context.
K1 Duke University Religion Index
K1 Hoge Intrinsic Religiosity Scale
K1 Mental Health
DO 10.1080/13674676.2012.672404