Validation of RSAS-5 and Relationship to Substance Use

Authors' Affiliations

Chad Davis, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, East Tennesee State University, Johnson City, TN. Mary Jo. Hedrick, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, East Tennesee State University, Johnson City, TN. Angelina O'Connor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, East Tennesee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Location

D.P. Culp Center Ballroom

Start Date

4-5-2024 9:00 AM

End Date

4-5-2024 11:30 AM

Poster Number

74

Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor

Andrea Clements

Faculty Sponsor's Department

Psychology

Classification of First Author

Graduate Student-Master’s

Competition Type

Competitive

Type

Poster Presentation

Presentation Category

Health

Abstract or Artist's Statement

Past research has used the Surrender Scale (SS) and the Religious Surrender and Attendance Scale 3 (RSAS-3) to measure religious surrender and commitment. Post-COVID-19, religious services have expanded to more than in-person services, i.e., online gatherings. The RSAS-3 measured intrinsic religious surrender instead of extrinsic surrender, observable aspects of religion. This study sought to expand on the types of religious attendance items in the RSAS-3 to reflect this change in the RSAS-5, to expand the religious surrender items to measure surrender extrinsically, and to increase the clarity of other items. To validate this new measure, six experts of religious measurement were asked to anonymously evaluate the new items in Study 1. The RSAS-5 was then examined in relation to the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tool, a measure of type and severity of substance use, in Study 2. This study used a community-based sample: primarily white (94%) and female (68%), mean age 45.5 (SD 13.5). Results in Study 1 indicated an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.81, CI 95% [0.40, 0.97], p<.002 for interrater reliability. Results in Study 2 showed a negative significant relationship between the RSAS-5 and the TAPS Tool (β =-1.4, p<.001). Study 2 also provided evidence for RSAS-5 reliability through high Cronbach's alphas: RSAS-5 surrender subscale had an alpha level of 0.89, RSAS-5 attendance subscale had an alpha level of 0.95. Based on the results in Study 1 and Study 2, the RSAS-5 measure is a reliable and better measure to use post-COVID-19, as it reflects the new realities of individual engagement in religious services. Furthermore, it provides evidence that religious surrender and attendance may be a protective factor to substance use. Future studies should further test the validation of the RSAS-5 instrument through examining the convergent validity of other measures of religious surrender and attendance.

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Apr 5th, 9:00 AM Apr 5th, 11:30 AM

Validation of RSAS-5 and Relationship to Substance Use

D.P. Culp Center Ballroom

Past research has used the Surrender Scale (SS) and the Religious Surrender and Attendance Scale 3 (RSAS-3) to measure religious surrender and commitment. Post-COVID-19, religious services have expanded to more than in-person services, i.e., online gatherings. The RSAS-3 measured intrinsic religious surrender instead of extrinsic surrender, observable aspects of religion. This study sought to expand on the types of religious attendance items in the RSAS-3 to reflect this change in the RSAS-5, to expand the religious surrender items to measure surrender extrinsically, and to increase the clarity of other items. To validate this new measure, six experts of religious measurement were asked to anonymously evaluate the new items in Study 1. The RSAS-5 was then examined in relation to the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tool, a measure of type and severity of substance use, in Study 2. This study used a community-based sample: primarily white (94%) and female (68%), mean age 45.5 (SD 13.5). Results in Study 1 indicated an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.81, CI 95% [0.40, 0.97], p<.002 for interrater reliability. Results in Study 2 showed a negative significant relationship between the RSAS-5 and the TAPS Tool (β =-1.4, p<.001). Study 2 also provided evidence for RSAS-5 reliability through high Cronbach's alphas: RSAS-5 surrender subscale had an alpha level of 0.89, RSAS-5 attendance subscale had an alpha level of 0.95. Based on the results in Study 1 and Study 2, the RSAS-5 measure is a reliable and better measure to use post-COVID-19, as it reflects the new realities of individual engagement in religious services. Furthermore, it provides evidence that religious surrender and attendance may be a protective factor to substance use. Future studies should further test the validation of the RSAS-5 instrument through examining the convergent validity of other measures of religious surrender and attendance.