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Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale.

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Rammouz, I; Aalouane, R; El Fakir, S; El Ghazi, M; Bennoudi, H; Trimasse, N; Madaoui, R; Boujraf, S; Koenig, HG
Published in: J Relig Health
February 2021

Various approaches have been developed to comprehensively assess multiple dimensions of religiosity. The Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale was developed for this purpose and to evaluate the degree of translation of personal beliefs into real-life actions. The goal of the present study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Moroccan Arabic version of the Muslim BIAC, designed to assess the religiosity of Muslims. This study was conducted in two stages. First, the original version of Muslim BIAC was translated from English to Arabic using a standard forward-backward translation procedure. Second, the Moroccan Arabic version of the Muslim BIAC was administered to a sample of 132 students at Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco (mean age 22.2 years). The average score on the BIAC was 46.1 (SD = 17.2). The Cronbach's alpha for internal reliability was 0.81, with alphas for removed items ranging from 0.77 to 0.82. Test-retest reliability by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.87 (95% CI = 0.83-0.91). Discriminant validity indicated relatively weak correlations with depressive symptoms (r = - 0.06) and perceived stress (r = 0.08). The Moroccan Arabic version of the Muslim BIAC is a reliable and valid measure of religious involvement that can be used to assess the relationship between religiosity and health in Moroccan Arabic populations.

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J Relig Health

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EISSN

1573-6571

Publication Date

February 2021

Volume

60

Issue

1

Start / End Page

549 / 562

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Translations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students
  • Social Psychology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Morocco
  • Islam
  • Humans
 

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Rammouz, I., Aalouane, R., El Fakir, S., El Ghazi, M., Bennoudi, H., Trimasse, N., … Koenig, H. G. (2021). Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale. J Relig Health, 60(1), 549–562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01111-7
Rammouz, Ismail, Rachid Aalouane, Samira El Fakir, Mohamed El Ghazi, Hanane Bennoudi, Naima Trimasse, Redouane Madaoui, Saïd Boujraf, and Harold G. Koenig. “Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale.J Relig Health 60, no. 1 (February 2021): 549–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01111-7.
Rammouz I, Aalouane R, El Fakir S, El Ghazi M, Bennoudi H, Trimasse N, et al. Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale. J Relig Health. 2021 Feb;60(1):549–62.
Rammouz, Ismail, et al. “Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale.J Relig Health, vol. 60, no. 1, Feb. 2021, pp. 549–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10943-020-01111-7.
Rammouz I, Aalouane R, El Fakir S, El Ghazi M, Bennoudi H, Trimasse N, Madaoui R, Boujraf S, Koenig HG. Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale. J Relig Health. 2021 Feb;60(1):549–562.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Relig Health

DOI

EISSN

1573-6571

Publication Date

February 2021

Volume

60

Issue

1

Start / End Page

549 / 562

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Translations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students
  • Social Psychology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Morocco
  • Islam
  • Humans