Harris Sion Kim, Sherritt Lon R, Holder David W, Kulig John, Shrier Lydia A, Knight John R
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Relig Health. 2008 Dec;47(4):438-57. doi: 10.1007/s10943-007-9154-x.
Developed for use in health research, the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) consists of brief measures of a broad range of religiousness and spirituality (R/S) dimensions. It has established psychometric properties among adults, but little is known about its appropriateness for use with adolescents.
We assessed the psychometric properties of the BMMRS among adolescents.
We recruited a racially diverse (85% non-White) sample of 305 adolescents aged 12-18 years (median 16 yrs, IQR 14-17) from 3 urban medical clinics; 93 completed a retest 1 week later. We assessed internal consistency and test-retest reliability. We assessed construct validity by examining how well the measures discriminated groups expected to differ based on self-reported religious preference, and how they related to a hypothesized correlate, depressive symptoms. Religious preference was categorized into "No religion/Atheist" (11%), "Don't know/Confused" (9%), or "Named a religion" (80%).
Responses to multi-item measures were generally internally consistent (alpha > or = 0.70 for 12/16 measures) and stable over 1 week (intraclass correlation coefficients > or = 0.70 for 14/16). Forgiveness, Negative R/S Coping, and Commitment items showed lower internal cohesiveness. Scores on most measures were higher (p < 0.05) among those who "Named a religion" compared to the "No religion/Atheist" group. Forgiveness, Commitment, and Anticipated Support from members of one's congregation were inversely correlated with depressive symptoms, while BMMRS measures assessing negative R/S experiences (Negative R/S Coping, Negative Interactions with others in congregation, Loss in Faith) were positively correlated with depressive symptoms.
These findings suggest that most BMMRS measures are reliable and valid for use among adolescents.
简明多维宗教信仰/精神性量表（BMMRS）是为健康研究而开发的，由一系列广泛的宗教信仰和精神性（R/S）维度的简短测量指标组成。它在成年人中已确立了心理测量学特性，但对于其在青少年中的适用性知之甚少。
我们评估了BMMRS在青少年中的心理测量学特性。
我们从3家城市医疗诊所招募了305名年龄在12 - 18岁（中位数16岁，四分位间距14 - 17岁）的青少年样本，样本种族多样（85%为非白人）；93人在1周后完成了重测。我们评估了内部一致性和重测信度。我们通过检查这些测量指标在区分基于自我报告的宗教偏好预期会有差异的群体方面的表现，以及它们与一个假设的相关因素抑郁症状的关系，来评估结构效度。宗教偏好被分为“无宗教信仰/无神论者”（11%）、“不知道/困惑”（9%）或“提及一种宗教信仰”（80%）。
对多项目测量指标的回答总体上具有内部一致性（16项测量指标中的12项α≥0.70），并且在1周内保持稳定（16项测量指标中的14项组内相关系数≥0.70）。宽恕、消极的R/S应对和承诺项目显示出较低的内部凝聚力。与“无宗教信仰/无神论者”组相比，“提及一种宗教信仰”的人在大多数测量指标上的得分更高（p<0.05）。宽恕、承诺以及来自会众成员的预期支持与抑郁症状呈负相关，而评估消极R/S经历的BMMRS测量指标（消极的R/S应对、在会众中与他人的消极互动、信仰丧失）与抑郁症状呈正相关。
这些发现表明，大多数BMMRS测量指标在青少年中使用是可靠且有效的。
