Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student

Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student

Background: Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) is a brief and easy to use instrument for measurement of religious commitment. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the Malay version of DUREL (DUREL-M)among a group of nursing students. Methods: This is a cross-sectional validation stud...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin, A., Aini, Ng, Chong Guan, Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz
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Published: Malaysian Psychiatric Association 2010
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spelling iium-156142016-11-11T06:56:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15614/ Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin A., Aini Ng, Chong Guan Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz RT Nursing Background: Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) is a brief and easy to use instrument for measurement of religious commitment. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the Malay version of DUREL (DUREL-M)among a group of nursing students. Methods: This is a cross-sectional validation study conducted in a nursing school involved a group of year 1 nursing students. The students were given the Malay version of DUREL,Malay version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Malay version of Brief COPE, Malay version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale(DASS21),English version of DUREL. A week later, they were again given the Malayversion of DUREL. Results: The instrument displayed good parallel reliability (0.70), test-retest reliability (0.68) (Spearman’s rho, p<0.01) and fair internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.45). The positive correlation with the positive items in Brief COPE and negative correlation with the Malay version of GHQ and DASS confirmed its validity. Exploratory factor analysis using principle component extraction indicated that a single factor structure of the 5-items DUREL-M. Conclusions: The Malay version of DUREL demonstrated good psychometric properties in measuring religious commitment among a group of nursing student. It could be used on young educated Malaysian adolescents. Malaysian Psychiatric Association 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15614/1/Paper_MJP.pdf Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin and A., Aini and Ng, Chong Guan and Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz (2010) Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student. Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 19 (2). (1-5). ISSN 2232-0385 http://www.mjpsychiatry.org/
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Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin
A., Aini
Ng, Chong Guan
Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz
Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
description Background: Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) is a brief and easy to use instrument for measurement of religious commitment. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the Malay version of DUREL (DUREL-M)among a group of nursing students. Methods: This is a cross-sectional validation study conducted in a nursing school involved a group of year 1 nursing students. The students were given the Malay version of DUREL,Malay version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Malay version of Brief COPE, Malay version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale(DASS21),English version of DUREL. A week later, they were again given the Malayversion of DUREL. Results: The instrument displayed good parallel reliability (0.70), test-retest reliability (0.68) (Spearman’s rho, p<0.01) and fair internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.45). The positive correlation with the positive items in Brief COPE and negative correlation with the Malay version of GHQ and DASS confirmed its validity. Exploratory factor analysis using principle component extraction indicated that a single factor structure of the 5-items DUREL-M. Conclusions: The Malay version of DUREL demonstrated good psychometric properties in measuring religious commitment among a group of nursing student. It could be used on young educated Malaysian adolescents.
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author Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin
A., Aini
Ng, Chong Guan
Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz
author_facet Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin
A., Aini
Ng, Chong Guan
Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz
author_sort Mohamad Shariff, Nurasikin
title Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
title_short Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
title_full Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
title_fullStr Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
title_full_unstemmed Validity and reliability of the Malay version of Duke University Religion Index (DUREL-M) among a group of nursing student
title_sort validity and reliability of the malay version of duke university religion index (durel-m) among a group of nursing student
publisher Malaysian Psychiatric Association
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/15614/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/15614/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/15614/1/Paper_MJP.pdf
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