Psychometric evaluation of the Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Scale of the Brief RCOPE in the Czech environment

The Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Subscale is a part of the Brief RCOPE Scale, but can also be used separatelly. It is a brief measure assessing negative religous coping. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the NRC in Czech conditions. The NRC was administered to 531 religious r...

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Published in:Mental health, religion & culture
Authors: Janu, Anna (Author) ; Malinakova, Klara (Author) ; Kosarkova, Alice (Author) ; Furstova, Jana (Author) ; Tavel, Peter (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 22, Issue: 6, Pages: 614-625
Further subjects:B spiritual struggles
B Negative Religious Coping
B Psychometric evaluation
B Spirituality / religiosity
B NRC scale of the Brief RCOPE
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Summary:The Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Subscale is a part of the Brief RCOPE Scale, but can also be used separatelly. It is a brief measure assessing negative religous coping. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the NRC in Czech conditions. The NRC was administered to 531 religious respondents (25.5 ± 3.4 years, 43.5% male). Negative religious coping and religiosity, together with basic sociodemographic information, were measured. The non-parametric comparison of different sociodemographic groups showed no differences between genders and almost no differences among the age groups. Significantly lower NRC scores were obtained by widows/widowers. The Czech version of the NRC showed a coherent one-dimensional factor structure and high reliability, with Cronbach’s α = .84 (95% CI .83-.85) and McDonald’s ωt = .90. Our findings indicate that the Czech version of the NRC scale may reliably assess religious coping. This instrument might be useful both for research and clinical praxis.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2019.1597033