Further Validation of the Religious Surrender and Attendance Scale-3 (RSAS-3)

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ID21645003
AutoresMary Jo Hedrick (0000-0002-3019-4569, East Tennessee State University, autor correspondente), Joseph Barnet (0000-0002-6360-8270, Department of Psychology, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA), Andrea D Clements (0000-0002-5985-8277, East Tennessee State University)
Ano2023
Volume58
Fascículo12
Páginas1536-1543
Data de publicação2023-10-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSubstance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10826084.2023.2231068
PMID37401048
OpenAlexW4383058520
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas32

Background: The Religious Surrender and Attendance Scale −3 (RSAS-3) is a very brief measure used to quantify religious commitment as a protective health factor.Methods: To provide evidence of criterion-related validity of the RSAS-3, 440 community members and undergraduate students completed a survey containing three religiosity measures: the RSAS-3, the Intrinsic/Extrinsic Orientation scale, and the Belief into Action scale (BIAC), and a measure of problematic substance use, Texas Christian University Drug Screen-5. It was hypothesized all religiosity measures would be positively interrelated, the measure of problematic use would be negatively related to all religiosity measures, and that the RSAS-3 would be strongly predictive of absence of problematic substance use. After data filtering and imputation, bivariate correlations were calculated to establish convergent validity.Results: All relationships were in the predicted directions. Specifically, BIAC had the strongest relationship with the RSAS-3, r (440) = .906, p < .001, followed by intrinsic religiosity, r (440) =.814, p < .001, and extrinsic religiosity, r (440) = .694, p < .001. The RSAS-3 was the strongest predictor of problematic use among the religiosity measures, r (440) = −0.230, p <.001. Criterion-related validity of the RSAS-3 was supported using logistic regression to explore intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, BIAC, and RSAS-3 as predictors of the presence/absence of problematic substance use. The RSAS-3 was the only significant predictor (OR = .858 [95% CI .757 − .973], p = .017).Conclusion: All results provide further evidence for the validity of the RSAS-3 as a very brief measure of religious commitment useful in health settings

Attendance · Cartography · Convergent validity · Discriminant validity · Internal consistency · Political science · Predictive validity · Psychometrics · Religiosity · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology