<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><bold>Background</bold>: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is a psychotherapeutic intervention that proved to be an efficient treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders. Religious features can be efficiently integrated within cognitive-behavioral approaches both during the assessment and treatment processes. The use of a specific instrument for measuring religious beliefs and attitudes may improve psychological intervention for a widely spectrum of mental disorders, including anxiety and psychosis. Objective: The present study aims to establish a Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS). Method: The sample of this study included 134 undergraduate students from Romania (112 women and 22 men), aged between 18 and 46 years. The questionnaire was translated from English into Romanian by three independent translators, and then from Romanian into English by other three independent translators. Results: Our findings indicate that the Romanian version of CRS demonstrated high internal consistency for all scales, with Cronbach alpha coefficients ranging from 0.749 to 0.881 for the individual sub-scales of the instrument. Conclusion: The CRS is a valid instrument that can be used for assessing religious beliefs in Romanian population.</p></abstract>

Background: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is a psychotherapeutic intervention that proved to be an efficient treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders. Religious features can be efficiently integrated within cognitive-behavioral approaches both during the assessment and treatment processes. The use of a specific instrument for measuring religious beliefs and attitudes may improve psychological intervention for a widely spectrum of mental disorders, including anxiety and psychosis. Objective: The present study aims to establish a Romanian version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS). Method: The sample of this study included 134 undergraduate students from Romania (112 women and 22 men), aged between 18 and 46 years. The questionnaire was translated from English into Romanian by three independent translators, and then from Romanian into English by other three independent translators. Results: Our findings indicate that the Romanian version of CRS demonstrated high internal consistency for all scales, with Cronbach alpha coefficients ranging from 0.749 to 0.881 for the individual sub-scales of the instrument. Conclusion: The CRS is a valid instrument that can be used for assessing religious beliefs in Romanian population.

Romanian adaptation of Centrality of Religiosity Scale and the utility of this scale in cognitive- behavioral therapy for religious populations

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

"Dimitrie Cantemir" University of Tîrgu-Mures

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Social Work, Journalism, Public Relations, and Sociology

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Background: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is a psychotherapeutic intervention that proved to be an efficient treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders....

Romanian adaptation of Centrality of Religiosity Scale and the utility of this scale in cognitive- behavioral therapy for religious populations

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2021

Páginas: 39 - 46

Recibido: 07 ene 2021

Aceptado: 02 mar 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2021-0010

Palabras clave
psychiatric disorders, religiosity, cognitive-behavioral therapy

© 2021 Adrian V. Rus et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Romanian adaptation of Centrality of Religiosity Scale and the utility of this scale in cognitive- behavioral therapy for religious populations

Publicado en línea: 06 abr 2021

Páginas: 39 - 46

Recibido: 07 ene 2021

Aceptado: 02 mar 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2021-0010

Palabras clavepsychiatric disorders, religiosity, cognitive-behavioral therapy

© 2021 Adrian V. Rus et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
psychiatric disorders, religiosity, cognitive-behavioral therapy