Table 3 Descriptive statistics and psychometric properties for DUREL items and components
Item or scale | English n = 573 | Khoekhoe n = 645 | Oshiwambo n = 672 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
How often do you attend church, or other religious services? (ORA)a | 3.88 | 1.37 | 3.73 | 1.52 | 3.66 | 1.23 |
How often do you spend time in private religious activities, such as prayer, meditation, or study of religious scriptures? (NORA)b | 3.40 | 1.75 | 3.83 | 1.66 | 2.58 | 1.30 |
In my life I experience the presence of the Divine. (IR1)c | 4.00 | 1.13 | 4.29 | 1.22 | 3.71 | 1.43 |
My religious beliefs are what really lie behind my whole approach to life. (IR2)c | 3.86 | 1.28 | 4.17 | 1.09 | 3.96 | 1.28 |
I try hard to carry my religion over into all other dealings in life. (IR3)c | 3.70 | 1.31 | 4.14 | 1.12 | 3.84 | 1.39 |
Religious Activity (ORA & NORA) | 3.62 | 1.38 | 3.78 | 1.37 | 3.13 | 1.15 |
Intrinsic Religiosity (IR) | 3.85 | .97 | 4.20 | .95 | 3.84 | 1.22 |
Total score | 3.76 | .96 | 4.03 | .95 | 3.56 | 1.00 |
α Total score | .78 | .82 | .85 | |||
ω Total score | .78 | .82 | .85 | |||