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- Title
Capturing the Spirit: Validation of the Attitudes toward Religious Help-Seeking Scale (ATRHSS) among African-American Christians.
- Authors
Hardy, Kimberly
- Abstract
While some instruments may be developed for a discrete research study, others could have significant utility as a tool for researchers and practitioners if they are found to be both culturally and psychometrically reliable measures. The persistence of religion as a central component of daily life for many African-Americans provides a rich opportunity for researchers to develop tools that can be used broadly by clinicians and clergy. Research expediency and cultural neutrality cannot be the hallmarks of measurement instrument design. If the goal of research is to gain awareness of existing viewpoints and desired outcomes among a particular population, it is important to tailor that tool to collect the views and outcomes to the population under study. The results of this study show that the ATRHSS is a reliable measure that can accomplish this goal.
- Subjects
HELP-seeking behavior; AFRICAN American Christians; AFRICAN American churches; CULTURAL pluralism; SOCIAL services &; religion
- Publication
Social Work & Christianity, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p385
- ISSN
0737-5778
- Publication type
Article