Wüthrich-Grossenbacher, U. and Mutsinze, A. and Wolf, U. and Maponga, C. C. and Midzi, N. and Mutsaka-Makuvaza, M. J. and Merten, S.. (2023) A validation of the religious and spiritual struggles scale among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: mokken scale analysis and exploratory factor analysis. Front Psychol, 14. p. 1051455.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Religious/spiritual convictions and practices can influence health- and treatment-seeking behavior, but only few measures of religiousness or spirituality have been validated and used outside of the US. The Religious and Spiritual Struggles scale (RSS) measures internal and external conflict with religion and spirituality and has been validated mainly in different high-income contexts. The aim of this study was the validation of the RSS in the Zimbabwean context and among young people living with human immunodeficiency virus (YPLHIV) aged 14-24. METHODS: Data collection with an Open Data Kit (ODK) questionnaire with 804 respondents took place in 2021. The validation was performed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), using statistical equation modeling (SEM), and Mokken scale analysis (MSA). After the low confirmability of the original scale sub-dimensions exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied. RESULTS: The EFA resulted in four new sub-domains that were different from the original six domains in the RSS but culturally more relevant. The new sub-domains are significantly related to health. DISCUSSION: The findings support the validity and relevance of the RSS and the new sub-domains in this context. As our study was limited to YPLHIV, further validation of the RSS among different population groups and contexts in the sub-Saharan region is encouraged.
Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Society, Gender and Health > Gender and Inequities (Merten) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Merten, Sonja |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 (Print)1664-1078 (Electronic)1664-1078 (Linking) |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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