Abbasi Sitara, Rauf Nelofar Kiran
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Relig Health. 2025 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02415-2.
In this cross-sectional study, the subjects were 570 adults within the age range of 18-60 years (M = 24.77 SD = 6.86). The study aimed to translate Muslim Experiential Religiousness Scale (MERS) into Urdu language and established its construct validity in Pakistani culture. Construct validity of MERS was established through Confirmatorty Factor Analysis, and psychometric properties of MERS were determined. Construct validity and reliability were ascertained, and the goodness of fit was determined. Findings revealed significant differences across gender. Future implications were also discussed.
在这项横断面研究中,研究对象为570名年龄在18至60岁之间的成年人(M = 24.77,标准差 = 6.86)。该研究旨在将穆斯林体验性宗教量表(MERS)翻译成乌尔都语,并在巴基斯坦文化中确立其结构效度。通过验证性因素分析确立了MERS的结构效度,并确定了MERS的心理测量特性。确定了结构效度和信度,并确定了拟合优度。研究结果显示不同性别之间存在显著差异。还讨论了未来的影响。