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Psychometric evaluation of the Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Scale of the Brief RCOPE in the Czech environment.

The Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Subscale is a part of the Brief RCOPE Scale, but can also be used separatelly. It is a brief measure assessing negative religous coping. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the NRC in Czech conditions. The NRC was administered to 531 religious r...

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Published in:Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 614 - 626
Main Authors: Janu, Anna, Malinakova, Klara, Kosarkova, Alice, Furstova, Jana, Tavel, Peter
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2019
Subjects:
Czech Republic
Psychological adaptation
Psychometrics
Religion
Spirituality
Confidence intervals
Statistical correlation
Research methodology
Research methodology evaluation
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The Negative Religious Coping (NRC) Subscale is a part of the Brief RCOPE Scale, but can also be used separatelly. It is a brief measure assessing negative religous coping. The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the NRC in Czech conditions. The NRC was administered to 531 religious respondents (25.5 ± 3.4 years, 43.5% male). Negative religious coping and religiosity, together with basic sociodemographic information, were measured. The non-parametric comparison of different sociodemographic groups showed no differences between genders and almost no differences among the age groups. Significantly lower NRC scores were obtained by widows/widowers. The Czech version of the NRC showed a coherent one-dimensional factor structure and high reliability, with Cronbach's α =.84 (95% CI.83–.85) and McDonald's ω =.90. Our findings indicate that the Czech version of the NRC scale may reliably assess religious coping. This instrument might be useful both for research and clinical praxis.