{"id":197,"date":"2025-11-12T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/?p=197"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:11:15","slug":"psychometric-validation-of-the-romanian-version-of-the-santa-clara-strength-of-religious-faith-questionnaire-scsrfq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/2025\/11\/12\/psychometric-validation-of-the-romanian-version-of-the-santa-clara-strength-of-religious-faith-questionnaire-scsrfq\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychometric Validation of the Romanian Version of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study presents the adaptation and validation of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) for the Romanian population. Conducted by researchers from the Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, the study evaluates the reliability and factor structure of the instrument, confirming its suitability for assessing the strength of religious faith in Romanian-speaking samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authors:<\/strong><br>Romulus-Dan Nicoar\u0103 \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)<br>Ana-Maria Nicoar\u0103 \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)<br>Raluca Trifu \u2013 Department of Medical Psychology, Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)<br>Florin Vasile Mih\u0103ileanu \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)<br>Horia-George Coman \u2013 Department of Medical Psychology, Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religious faith represents an essential psychological and cultural dimension of human life, influencing well-being, coping mechanisms, and social behavior. To evaluate this construct, <strong>The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ)<\/strong> is widely used internationally due to its brevity, clarity, and psychometric robustness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current research aimed to <strong>adapt and validate the SCSRFQ for Romanian participants<\/strong>, ensuring cultural and linguistic equivalence and testing its internal consistency and factorial validity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Methodology<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of <strong>201 participants<\/strong>, aged between <strong>18 and 77 years<\/strong>, completed a socio-demographic data sheet and the SCSRFQ. Both the <strong>10-item version<\/strong> and the <strong>short 5-item version (SCSRFQ-SF)<\/strong> were analyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Psychometric evaluation included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Internal consistency analysis<\/strong> (Cronbach\u2019s alpha)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Results<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romanian version of the SCSRFQ demonstrated <strong>excellent internal consistency<\/strong>, with a <strong>Cronbach\u2019s alpha of 0.95<\/strong>, indicating high reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both <strong>EFA and CFA<\/strong> supported a <strong>unidimensional factor structure<\/strong>, consistent with the original theoretical model of the scale. These findings confirm that all items contribute meaningfully to measuring the same underlying construct: the <strong>strength of religious faith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discussion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The psychometric results confirm that the Romanian version of the SCSRFQ maintains the <strong>conceptual integrity and structural coherence<\/strong> of the original instrument. The strong reliability and factorial validity suggest that this adaptation can be effectively used in <strong>clinical, psychological, and sociological research<\/strong> to explore the role of faith and spirituality in mental health, resilience, and moral development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study concludes that the <strong>Romanian adaptation of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire<\/strong> is a <strong>valid and reliable instrument<\/strong> for assessing the intensity of religious faith. Its brevity and strong psychometric properties make it particularly suitable for both research and applied psychological settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18662\/brain\/14.2\/442\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18662\/brain\/14.2\/442<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This study presents the adaptation and validation of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) for the Romanian population. Conducted by researchers from the Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, the study evaluates the reliability and factor structure of the instrument, confirming its suitability for assessing the strength of religious faith in Romanian-speaking samples. Authors:Romulus-Dan Nicoar\u0103 \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)Ana-Maria Nicoar\u0103 \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)Raluca Trifu \u2013 Department of Medical Psychology, Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)Florin Vasile Mih\u0103ileanu \u2013 Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO)Horia-George Coman \u2013 Department of Medical Psychology, Iuliu Ha\u021bieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (RO) Introduction Religious faith represents an essential psychological and cultural dimension of human life, influencing well-being, coping mechanisms, and social behavior. To evaluate this construct, The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) is widely used internationally due to its brevity, clarity, and psychometric robustness. The current research aimed to adapt and validate the SCSRFQ for Romanian participants, ensuring cultural and linguistic equivalence and testing its internal consistency and factorial validity. Methodology A total of 201 participants, aged between 18 and 77 years, completed a socio-demographic data sheet and the SCSRFQ. Both the 10-item version and the short 5-item version (SCSRFQ-SF) were analyzed. Psychometric evaluation included: Results The Romanian version of the SCSRFQ demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with a Cronbach\u2019s alpha of 0.95, indicating high reliability. Both EFA and CFA supported a unidimensional factor structure, consistent with the original theoretical model of the scale. These findings confirm that all items contribute meaningfully to measuring the same underlying construct: the strength of religious faith. Discussion The psychometric results confirm that the Romanian version of the SCSRFQ maintains the conceptual integrity and structural coherence of the original instrument. The strong reliability and factorial validity suggest that this adaptation can be effectively used in clinical, psychological, and sociological research to explore the role of faith and spirituality in mental health, resilience, and moral development. Conclusion The study concludes that the Romanian adaptation of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the intensity of religious faith. Its brevity and strong psychometric properties make it particularly suitable for both research and applied psychological settings. Read the full article here: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18662\/brain\/14.2\/442.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[269,271,272,270,274,273,79,275,226],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-publications","tag-iuliu-hatieganu-university","tag-medical-psychology","tag-psychological-assessment","tag-psychometric-validation","tag-questionnaire-adaptation","tag-religious-faith","tag-romania","tag-scsrfq","tag-spirituality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brain.edusoft.ro\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}