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Mature Religiosity Scale: Validity of a New Questionnaire
In order to validate a new questionnaire, the Mature Religiosity Scale (MRS), it was presented
to a sample of 336 persons, of which 171 were parishioners and 165 outpatients of Christian
mental health clinics. A first version of this questionnaire was designed by studying both psychi-
atric/psychological and theological literature. Validity and reliability were studied by including
other questionnaires, among them the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), the Duke Religion
Index, the Religious/Spiritual Coping (RCoPE) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
The results indicate that 16 items of the 19-item questionnaire make up one factor with good
internal consistency, which is measured by Cronbach’s alpha. This factor was used as the Mature
Religiosity Scale in this study. out of correlations with other validated scales and correlations
with characteristics of known groups this scale proved to have good validity. The Mature Re-
ligiosity Scale is suitable for use in both mental healthcare and pastoral care. It is designed and
validated for these two groups, giving direction to professional communication about faith and
meaning of life