TY - JOUR
T1 - The development of the Short Muslim Practice and Belief Scale
AU - AlMarri, Tayyiba S.K.
AU - Oei, Tian P.S.
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - The majority of the measures of religious practice and belief found in the literature are for persons of the Christian faith; such measures for Muslims are scarce. As examining the role of religion in relation to alcohol consumption is difficult because of the lack of appropriate measures, in the current study, a brief measure of practice and belief for persons of the Islamic faith was developed. Arab Muslims living the United Arab Emirates and Oman (n = 611) and Asian Muslims living in Malaysia and Indonesia (n = 303) were surveyed. The Short Muslim Practice and Belief scale (Short-MPBS) was subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. These analyses indicated a 9-item measure with a two-factor structure was a good fit of the data. Internal consistency (α = 0.83) and validity were good. Participants who scored higher on the measure were likely to be lifelong alcohol abstainers.
AB - The majority of the measures of religious practice and belief found in the literature are for persons of the Christian faith; such measures for Muslims are scarce. As examining the role of religion in relation to alcohol consumption is difficult because of the lack of appropriate measures, in the current study, a brief measure of practice and belief for persons of the Islamic faith was developed. Arab Muslims living the United Arab Emirates and Oman (n = 611) and Asian Muslims living in Malaysia and Indonesia (n = 303) were surveyed. The Short Muslim Practice and Belief scale (Short-MPBS) was subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. These analyses indicated a 9-item measure with a two-factor structure was a good fit of the data. Internal consistency (α = 0.83) and validity were good. Participants who scored higher on the measure were likely to be lifelong alcohol abstainers.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Arab
KW - Islam
KW - Psychometric
KW - Scale development
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U2 - 10.1080/13674670802637643
DO - 10.1080/13674670802637643
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70449389603
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 12
SP - 415
EP - 426
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 5
ER -