title: Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire: psychometric analysis in older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assist researchers and clinicians considering using the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) with older-adult samples, the current study analyzed the psychometrics of SCSRFQ scores in two older-adult samples.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adults of age 55 or older who had formerly participated in studies of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and/or depression were recruited to complete questionnaires. In Study 1 (N = 66), the authors assessed the relations between the SCSRFQ and other measures of religiousness/spirituality, mental health, and demographic variables, using bivariate correlations and nonparametric tests. In Study 2 (N = 223), the authors also conducted confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses of the SCSRFQ, as well as an item response theory analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SCSRFQ was moderately to highly positively correlated with all measures of religiousness/spirituality. Relations with mental health were weak and differed across samples. Ethnic minorities scored higher than White participants on the SCSRFQ, but only in Study 2. Factor analyses showed that a single-factor model fit the SCSRFQ best. According to item response theory analysis, SCSRFQ items discriminated well between participants with low-to-moderate levels of the construct but provided little information at higher levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the SCSRFQ scores had adequate psychometric characteristics, the measure's usefulness may be limited in samples of older adults.
authors.affiliation: a Houston VA Health Service Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Cody S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Srijana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kunik
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Armento
authors.forename: Melinda A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Amber B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amspoker
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012067:Religion; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: aging; measurement; mental health; religion; spirituality