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The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

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This article introduces the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSORF) and provides preliminary information on the instrument. The SCSORF is a quick, easy to administer and score, 10-item scale assessing strength of religious faith. The SCSORF and personality and mood measures (i.e., Symptom Check List-90-Revised, Weinberger Adjustment Inventory, Belief in Personal Control Scale, and several author-designed questions) were administered to 102 undergraduate students. Preliminary findings suggest that the SCSORF is both reliable and valid. Furthermore, significant correlations between strength of religious faith, self-esteem, interpersonal sensitivity, adaptive coping, and hope correspond with previous research, suggesting that mental health benefits are associated with strong religious faith. Implications for future research are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA

    Thomas G. Plante

  2. Psychology Department, Santa Clara University, 95053, Santa Clara, CA

    Thomas G. Plante & Marcus T. Boccaccini

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Plante, T.G., Boccaccini, M.T. The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire. Pastoral Psychol 45, 375–387 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230993

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