Psychometric Properties of Belief into Action Scale among University Students in China

Zhizhong Wang, Hui Ma, Ye Rong and Harold G. Koenig

International Journal of Social Science Studies, 2016, vol. 4, issue 3, 83-93

Abstract: Objectives, We examine the reliability and validity of the Belief into Action (BIAC) scale among university students in provinces across Mainland China. Method, The BIAC scale and Religious Commitment Inventory-10 were translated into Chinese, and administered with several other psychosocial measures to 1,830 college students from three universities in China. To assess test-retest reliability, the BIAC scale was re-administered after two weeks to 133 college students. Results, Three factors were extracted using principal components analysis with Promax rotation, which explained 66.3% of the variance in the BIAC. Confirmative factor analysis verified the three factor model (¦Ö2 = 232.03; df =31; p

Keywords: religion; religiosity; belief into action scale; measurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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