The Religious Perfectionism Scale
A Cross-cultural Psychometric Evaluation Among Christians in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20331983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth T Wang (0000-0002-7720-2431, Fuller Theological Seminary, corresponding author), Miriam S Kang (Fuller Theological Seminary), Hsiu-Chi Lee (0000-0002-4921-6617, Fuller Theological Seminary), Irene Sipan (Fuller Theological Seminary) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-262 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-6471 • E-ISSN: 2328-1162 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00916471211011595 |
| OpenAlex | W3158907016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
The Religious Perfectionism Scale (RPS) was first developed among Chinese Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims. It consists of the following two subscales: Zealous Religious Dedication and Religious Self-Criticism. In this study, a cross-cultural psychometric evaluation of RPS was performed in a US Christian sample ( N = 233). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results presented a strong data-to-model fit statistics for the two-factor oblique model (CFI = .977, SRMR = .051, RMSEA = .034) in the US sample. The measurement of invariance between US and Chinese samples was examined by multiple-group CFA. The results indicated that the RPS fulfilled invariance for factor loadings and residual variances, but intercepts were partially invariant. The internal consistency reliability coefficients for the two subscales were adequate (above .70). The construct validity test results confirmed our hypotheses that the ZRD was positively correlated with Religious Commitment ( r = .56), and the RSC was positively correlated with Scrupulosity ( r = .58). Overall results suggest that the RPS is a promising measure of religious perfectionism for Christians in the United States. The implications of this were discussed
Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Internal consistency · Measurement invariance · Perfectionism (psychology) · Psychometrics · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Chemistry · Clinical Psychology · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
The dimensions of perfectionism
Religious obsessions and compulsions in a non-clinical sample
Domains of perfectionism
Positive Conceptions of Perfectionism
Evaluating Goodness-of-Fit Indexes for Testing Measurement Invariance
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
The structure of negative emotional states
The short‐form version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (Dass‐21)
Examining religious commitment, perfectionism, scrupulosity, and well-being among LDS individuals
Family of Origin Qualities as Predictors of Religious Dysfunctional Perfectionism
Religious Perfectionism Scale Among Believers of Multiple Faiths in China
Perfectionism and Life Aspirations in Intrinsically and Extrinsically Religious Individuals
Perceived Perfectionism from God Scale
Examining legalism, scrupulosity, family perfectionism, and psychological adjustment among LDS individuals
The Duke University Religion Index (Durel)
Testing for Factorial Invariance in the Context of Construct Validation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |