Exploring beliefs about aging and faith: Development of the judeo-christian religious beliefs and aging scale

Heidi H. Ewen; Katherina Nikzad-Terhune; Kara B. Dassel

doi:10.3390/BS10090139

Exploring beliefs about aging and faith: Development of the judeo-christian religious beliefs and aging scale

Heidi H. Ewen
, Katherina Nikzad-Terhune
, Kara B. Dassel

School of Nursing Acad

Binghamton University

Northern Kentucky University
University of Utah

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This paper reports on the development of a novel 10-item scale that measures beliefs about aging as well as religious-based beliefs about aging. The Religious Beliefs and Aging Scale (RBAS) shows acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.74) and is bolstered by a strong correlation (r = 0.70) with the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality. Exploratory factor analysis elucidated two belief subscales: Afterlife (i.e., how age is experienced in the afterlife; α = 0.897) and Punishment (i.e., aging and dementia as a punishment for sin; α = 0.868). This scale can be used in research regarding end-of-life planning, ageism, and self-care practices.

Original language	English
Article number	139
Journal	Behavioral Sciences
Volume	10
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/BS10090139
State	Published - 2020

Keywords

Ageism
Aging beliefs
Religious beliefs
Scale development

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