Abstract
Objective: The aim was to validate a Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15) and to determine its psychometric properties in religious and highly religious people. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in different religious confessions. The sample consisted of 146 (67.9%) Orthodox, 58 (27.0%) Seventh-day Adventists, 3 (1.4%) Catholics, one (0.5%) Pentecostal, and 7 (3.4%) others. Data were collected on the Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15), the Religious Belief Assessment Questionnaire (CACR), and the Moral Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (CACM). Results: The scale’s reliability analysis revealed an overall Cronbach’s alpha of 0.93. This demonstrated acceptable internal consistency. The Spearman correlation between the CRS scale’s total score and that of the Intimate and Expressive Religious Belief Assessment Questionnaire indicated positive levels of convergent validity. The Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) revealed good discriminative validity and the confirmatory analysis revealed a satisfactory fit. Conclusions: The validated Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15) is a valid and reliable measure in detecting the centrality of religiosity.
Highlights
Man’s acceptance and positioning in relation to God involves a multidimensional approach to religious engagement including attitudes, beliefs, emotions, experiences and rituals (Küçükcan 2000).In this study we propose a measure of religiosity appropriate to the preeminent religious confessions in Romania
The English version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15), was translated into Romanian using the forward-backward translation design and following the guidelines provided by the literature (Beaton et al 2000; Dunn et al 1994)
CRS_T—total score CRS 15; CRS_IN—total score intellectual; CRS_ID—total score ideology; CRS_PP—total score public practice; CRS_PR—total score private practice; CRS_EX—total score religious experience; CACR_IN—total score intimate religious belief; CACR_EX—total score expressive religious belief; CACR10 item (I consider myself a religious person); CACR13—item (Christian teachings help me in everyday life); ** p < 0.01
Summary
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in different religious confessions. Data were collected on the Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15), the Religious Belief Assessment Questionnaire (CACR), and the Moral. Results: The scale’s reliability analysis revealed an overall Cronbach’s alpha of 0.93. The Spearman correlation between the CRS scale’s total score and that of the Intimate and Expressive Religious Belief. Assessment Questionnaire indicated positive levels of convergent validity. Characteristics (ROC) revealed good discriminative validity and the confirmatory analysis revealed a satisfactory fit. Conclusions: The validated Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS 15) is a valid and reliable measure in detecting the centrality of religiosity
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