Validation of the Belief Into Action Scale (BIAC) in Portuguese Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Martins, Helga; Caldeira, Sílvia; Domingues, Tiago Dias; Koenig, Harold G.

doi:10.1177/0898010119879531

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“…Therefore, BIAC scale was developed and has been incorporated in the studies within different contexts. It is proved to provide valid measures for people's religiosity in diverse religious groups (Hafizi et al, 2016;Koenig et al, 2015;Martins et al, 2020). The basis for content in the BIAC scale is the importance of religion in a person's life, such as how they spend their time, talents, and financial resources related to their religious belief (Koenig et al, 2015).…”

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The role of perceived religiosity in strengthening celebrity endorser’s credibility dimensions

Silalahi¹,

Fachrurazi

Fahham³

2021

Cogent Business & Management

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This present study investigates the moderating effect of celebrity endorsers' perceived religiosity in the relationship between dimensions in source credibility theory and consumers' purchase intention. A self-administered survey was conducted using mock-up stimuli to 505 respondents in major universities located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Subsequently, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was employed, followed by regression analysis using AMOS 24.0 to test the hypotheses. The results revealed that endorsers' perceived religiosity significantly strengthened the influences of trustworthiness and attractiveness dimensions toward consumers' purchase intention. Conversely, perceived religiosity did not significantly strengthen the effect of expertise on consumers' purchase intention. Theoretically, this present study fulfills the knowledge gap of the influence of perceived religiosity construct on the relationship between source credibility dimensions and consumers' purchase intention. While practically, this present study provides suggestions for marketers to involve the celebrity's perceived religiosity dimensions to increase their endorsement campaigns' credibility and effectiveness.

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Section: Perceived Religiositymentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of perceived religiosity in strengthening celebrity endorser’s credibility dimensions

Silalahi¹,

Fachrurazi

Fahham³

2021

Cogent Business & Management

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“… 32 In addition, there is a considerable interindividual variability in the level of religiosity of individuals of the same religious affiliation. 68 Thus, it may be possible that the prayer used in this study might have had a larger beneficial effect among those Christian participants with greater religiosity engaging in religious practices (eg, prayer) than among those Christian (and non-Christian) with lower levels of religiosity. Secondary analyses are planned that will examine potential moderator effects, including the potential moderating effects of religious denomination and religiosity on outcomes.…”

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Immediate Effects of Hypnosis, Mindfulness Meditation, and Prayer on Cold Pressor Outcomes: A Four-Arm Parallel Experimental Study

Ferreira-Valente¹,

Dyke²,

Day³

et al. 2022

JPR

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Purpose Previous research supports the usefulness of hypnosis (HYP), mindfulness meditation (MM), and prayer as pain self-management strategies in adults with chronic pain. However, their effects on acute pain have been less researched, and no previous head-to-head study compared the immediate effects of these three approaches on pain-related outcomes. This study compared the immediate effects of HYP, MM, and Christian prayer (CP) on pain intensity, pain tolerance, and stress as assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). Participants and Methods A total of 232 healthy adults were randomly assigned to, and completed, a single 20-minute session of MM, SH, CP, or an attention control (CN), and underwent two cycles (one pre- and one post-intervention) of Cold Pressor Arm Wrap (CPAW). Sessions were audio-delivered. Participants responded to pre- and post-intervention pain intensity measurements. Pain tolerance (sec) was assessed during the CPAW cycles. HRV was assessed at baseline, and at pre- and post-intervention CPAW cycles. The study protocol was pre-registered at the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (NCT04491630). Results Small within-group decreases in pain intensity and small increases in pain tolerance were found for HYP and MM from the pre- to the post-intervention. Small within-group improvements in the LH/HF ratio were also found for HYP. The exploratory between-group pairwise comparisons revealed a medium effect size effects of HYP on pain tolerance relative to the control condition. The effects of CP were positive, but small and not statistically significant. Only small to medium, though non-significant, Time × Group interaction effects were found. Conclusion Study results suggest that single short-term HYP and MM sessions, but not biblical-based CP, may be useful for acute pain self-management, with HYP being the slightly superior option. Future research should compare the effects of different types of prayer and examine the predictors and moderators of these pain approaches’ effects on pain-related outcomes.

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“…The 804 participants (aged [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] for the quantitative study part were beneficiaries of Zvandiri's peer support programme in Zimbabwe. 36 Participants were selected from MoHCC facilities in seven districts.…”

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“…The Belief into Action Scale (BIAC) 18 measures the importance of religion in a person’s life. It has been validated in diverse cultural and religious contexts such as in Portugal, 19 China 20 or among Arab-speaking Muslims. 21 Doolittle found eight studies that explicitly evaluated religious involvement and spirituality with HIV viral load and Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4) cell count.…”

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Spiritual and religious aspects influence mental health and viral load: a quantitative study among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Wüthrich-Grossenbacher

Mutsinze²,

Wolf

et al. 2023

BMJ Glob Health

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IntroductionThe role of religion and spirituality as social determinants of health has been widely discussed. Studies among people living with HIV describe positive and negative influences of religion and spirituality on health outcomes. With a HIV prevalence of 14.8% for females and 8.6% for males, and 22 000 AIDS-related deaths in 2020, HIV infection remains a life-threatening condition in Zimbabwe, especially in young people. The aim of this research was to measure the influence of religion and spirituality on the health outcomes of young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe.MethodsA quantitative questionnaire with three different validated measures of religion and spirituality (Belief into Action Scale, Brief Religious Coping Index, Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale), demographic, cultural, behavioural and health questions was administered to 804 young Zvandiri programme clients in rural, urban and peri-urban Zimbabwe between July and October 2021. Regression analysis established significant relations between the result of the three different measures and mental health and viral load results.ResultsReligious coping significantly reduced the probability of common mental disorder, while high religious activity increased the risk. The Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale proved to be a reliable indicator of higher viral loads, risk for treatment failure and the probability of common mental disorder.ConclusionsAll three measures of religion and spirituality related to health outcomes. More research is needed to generalise and further explore these findings. Because the Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale was a strong indicator for both, higher viral loads and common mental disorder, we suggest that it should be used and validated in other sub-Saharan contexts. It could serve as a new diagnostic tool for the early detection and prevention of treatment failure as well as of common mental disorder.

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Validation of the Belief Into Action Scale (BIAC) in Portuguese Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

The role of perceived religiosity in strengthening celebrity endorser’s credibility dimensions

The role of perceived religiosity in strengthening celebrity endorser’s credibility dimensions

Immediate Effects of Hypnosis, Mindfulness Meditation, and Prayer on Cold Pressor Outcomes: A Four-Arm Parallel Experimental Study

Spiritual and religious aspects influence mental health and viral load: a quantitative study among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe

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