Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.4693-4704, 2025 (Scopus)
This study focused on developing the Religious Life Contentment Scale (RLCS), a reliable instrument designed to assess individuals' contentment with their religious lives. The scale development began with formulating an operational definition of the construct, followed by qualitative data collection via open-ended questions to create an initial item pool. After expert review by five specialists, the pool was reduced from 45 to 15 items. Scale structure was then determined using three independent samples. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on the first sample (n1=305) confirmed a robust, one-dimensional structure composed of seven items, which accounted for 62.52% of the total variance. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using the second sample (n2=111) further validated the structure, demonstrating excellent model fit (χ2/df=1.057, CFI=0.99, NFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.020). To establish criterion validity, the RLCS scores from the third sample (n3=327) showed significant positive correlations with the Adult Life Satisfaction Scale, the Ok-Religious Attitude Scale, and the General Life Satisfaction Scale. Furthermore, hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that the RLCS uniquely accounted for 35% of the variance in religious attitude (R2=0.350). Finally, reliability was strongly supported by the scree plot and a high Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.889. Collectively, these reliability and validity analyses provide strong evidence that the RLCS is a robust and reliable instrument for measuring contentment in religious life.