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01-06-2013 | Original Paper

Performance of the Duke Religion Index and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale in Online Samples of Men Who Have Sex with Men

Authors: J. Michael Wilkerson, Derek J. Smolensk, Sonya S. Brady, B. R. Simon Rosser

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

Religiosity is associated with behaviors that reduce the risk of HIV/STI infection among general-population and heterosexual-specific samples. Whether this association is similar to homosexual persons is unknown. Measures of religiosity have not been evaluated psychometrically among men who have sex with men (MSM), a population who, because of stigma, experience religiosity differently than heterosexual persons. We assessed the duke religion index and the spiritual well-being in two samples of MSM. Neither instrument produced adequate model fit. To study the association between religiosity and HIV/STI risk behaviors among MSM, scales are needed that measure the religious and spiritual experiences of MSM.

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Title: Performance of the Duke Religion Index and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale in Online Samples of Men Who Have Sex with Men
Authors: J. Michael Wilkerson
Derek J. Smolensk
Sonya S. Brady
B. R. Simon Rosser
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9594-9

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