Ewen Heidi H, Nikzad-Terhune Katherina, Dassel Kara B
Interprofessional Health and Aging Studies, College of Health Sciences, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA.
Housing Management and Policy, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2020 Sep 15;10(9):139. doi: 10.3390/bs10090139.
This paper reports on the development of a novel 10-item scale that measures beliefs about aging as well as religious-based beliefs about aging. The Religious Beliefs and Aging Scale (RBAS) shows acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.74) and is bolstered by a strong correlation (r = 0.70) with the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality. Exploratory factor analysis elucidated two belief subscales: Afterlife (i.e., how age is experienced in the afterlife; α = 0.897) and Punishment (i.e., aging and dementia as a punishment for sin; α = 0.868). This scale can be used in research regarding end-of-life planning, ageism, and self-care practices.
本文报告了一种新型的10项量表的开发情况，该量表用于测量对衰老的看法以及基于宗教的对衰老的信念。宗教信仰与衰老量表（RBAS）显示出可接受的内部一致性（α = 0.74），并且与宗教性/精神性简短多维量表有很强的相关性（r = 0.70）。探索性因素分析阐明了两个信念子量表：来世（即来世中如何体验年龄；α = 0.897）和惩罚（即将衰老和痴呆视为对罪恶的惩罚；α = 0.868）。该量表可用于有关临终规划、年龄歧视和自我护理实践的研究。
