RT Article
T1 Adaptation of a Muslim Spiritual Attachment Scale (God attachment) for Turkish Muslims: a validity and reliability study
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 22
IS 6
SP 645
OP 659
A1 Yildiz, Murat
A1 Bulut, Meryem Berrin
A1 Miner, Maureen
A2 Bulut, Meryem Berrin
A2 Miner, Maureen
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839005343
AB Despite the importance of a believer’s attachment relationship with God for mental health, there are few measures relevant to Muslims, and little work on cross-cultural validation of such measures. The objective of the present study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Muslim Spiritual Attachment Scale (M-SAS) in Turkish Muslim samples. In analyzing the data, three different samples of college students (N = 525, N = 341, and N = 47 respectively) were used. The validity and reliability of M-SAS were examined through exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, the internal consistency coefficient and the split-half reliability coefficient. Results supported a three-factor model of M-SAS with good reliability for the factors, and convergence with an alternative God Attachment measure. As a result, it may be concluded that M-SAS can be used as a valid and reliable measurement instrument in Turkish Muslim samples. The results are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.
K1 Attachment
K1 Turkish Muslims
K1 attachment to God
K1 Reliability
K1 Validity
DO 10.1080/13674676.2019.1587745