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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2015.6.5.257

Validation of the Korean Version of Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Scale  

Yoon, Hyae-Young (Department of Psychology, Kei-Myoung University)
Kim, Keun-Hyang (Department of Psychology, Daegu University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.6, no.5, 2015 , pp. 257-274 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to validate Fetzer Institute & National Institute on Aging Working Group[NIA](1999)'s Brief-Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Scale (BMMRS) in Korean adults. The Korean version of BMMRS, Spiritual Well-Being Scale(SWS), Korean Sprituality Scale(KSS), Penn State Worry Questionnaire(PSWQ), and Intolerance of uncertainty Scale(IUS) were administered to the 286 students and community samples. A principle axis factoring analysis with direct oblimin rotation and Kaiser normalization identified a six-factor solution accounting for 66.24% of the variance in scores, labeled as: positive spiritual experience, negative spiritual experience, forgiveness, religious practices, negative congregational support, and positive congregational support. Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that 6 factor model of BMMRS have a good fitness. Also, the internal consistency(.64~.97) and the test-retest reliablity was adequate.(.72~.88) Korean version of BMMRS has adequate psychometric characteristics so it can be used to verify the effects of various compassion-related psychotherapeutic approaches.
Keywords
Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Scale; BMMRS; Factor Structure; Validity; Mental Health; Convergent Religiousness;
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